Real

"She's just so real!" This statement is usually a compliment. However, the emphasis on the world "real" often indicates that the person's candor or personal truthfulness is extraordinary, unusual, perhaps bizarre. Isn't this a shame?

 

What has become of our species? We came from living in small groups where every aspect of life was shared. Births and deaths were both honored equally. The sick were tended to by the smartest minds in the bunch. Leaders led under the threat of death as a consequence of betrayal of the group's survival or prosperity. Killing one human being without just cause was a great atrocity. There was little room for artificial personalities and false hierarchies.

 

Yes, we have evolved. Our lifespans have increased significantly. We have flashy toys. Machines do much of our heavy lifting. At what cost to us as a species? Is this overpopulated species on a degraded planet really such a great achievement in consideration of the rare opportunity the Universe affords us to do better? I think not.