| The history of the human race is a violent one. It | | | | symbolises our lost and forgotten brotherhood. |
| is a story of destruction and hate, bloodshed and | | | | Why would an alien civilization bother with a |
| suffering. Despite all this, in defiance of all our | | | | species which divides itself up so easily? One |
| flaws we now have the opportunity to change, to | | | | where brothers turn on brothers? Why would |
| grow, to better ourselves. Our world has become | | | | they voluntarily go into a den of lions? Many |
| smaller, more interconnected. We depend on one | | | | people feel fear and hostility to the idea of a |
| another more now than we ever have in history. | | | | world civilization, a world without nations. They |
| Nations, which are nothing more than an extension | | | | hold onto their label, be it American, German or |
| of primitive tribalism, must come to an end. It's | | | | Japanese and create their entire personality |
| ironic when we see aboriginal tribes in the | | | | around it, that is why it is so hard for them to let |
| Amazonian rainforests or in sub-Saharan Africa | | | | go. We will NOT be allowed any further into space |
| and mock them for their warlike and savage | | | | until we have matured to the point where we are |
| ways because we behave similarly, only on a | | | | no longer hiding behind our flags with a gun |
| much more sophisticated and reckless scale. | | | | pointing at our neighbour. |
| At the small village of Wagah on the border | | | | Our task is made that much harder because our |
| between India and Pakistan they hold on an annual | | | | own worst enemy is our own thoughts and ideas; |
| basis a display of national prowess. Both sides, | | | | it's what keeps man apart from each other. We |
| divided by a fence show off and march as | | | | live in a black and white world of enemy/friend, |
| aggressively as they can in front of one another, | | | | capitalism/communism and we all feel pressured |
| throwing insults as they do so. Anyone wanting to | | | | to take sides. The only way we can progress as |
| know why we haven't had first contact with a | | | | individuals is to refuse to take sides, refuse to |
| more advanced civilization needs only to look at | | | | play the game.Until we can come to terms with |
| this display, as it unfortunately demonstrates the | | | | one another, until we can accept each other's |
| tragedy of our species. While I know this display is | | | | right to exist we will never be allowed to step into |
| only ceremonial, it stands as an example of how | | | | the cosmos. A united humanity is a united Earth |
| trivial, shallow and petty we have been and | | | | and a united Earth is the pathway to the stars. |