[Brinty]

Man's inhumanity to man started with Cain and Abel. It won't go away over night or in one person's lifetime. It is something that has sadly become second nature to many in this day and age. Stress is a sure fire way to bring out the worst in "civilized" people - consider the increasing reports of road rage.

People have an inbuilt reaction when they feel they are being unjustly treated - retaliation. This retaliation can take many forms from something as minor as poking their tongue out by children, to physical injury by adults. Hot headed people can resort to extreme violence. Change will come about (if ever) very slowly.

Something I read some years ago in relation to new scientific theories, suggested that a radical new theory would be rejected outright by the majority of scientists. The theory might appeal to younger, newer scientists, and particularly to the public at large.

The old scientists would never accept the theory and go to their graves denying its possibility. Eventually, when all these old scientists had passed on, the theory became the subject of testing by the new and younger scientists and eventually was accepted as the "new" truth.

I'm suggesting that something similar could happen with the current state of the world. People who are currently locked into hate and retaliation mode will die off leaving the way open for the love and peace brigade to take control of our futures.

If we all think positive thoughts we may be able to hasten this outcome. Sadly, I won't be holding my breath waiting for that any day soon.