Planet Earth is a mystery. So much life has existed on our planet, and compared to all that; humans are like a speck in it's history. Other life forms have existed on Earth, and no matter how big they got they eventually fell. Now the only remains of them to remember them by are fossils. Eventually, that's going to happen to us. But the thing is, we all know that. Just like we know about the inevitability of death, we know that one day we will be as confusing and old as cave men. So if we all know we only have this short amount of time on Earth, why do we spend so much of it fighting?
There has always been violence among humans. Ever since we started making small communities and settling down, we have felt the need to prove who is stronger. Wars have been fought for petty disagreements, thousands of people died because a few people in power had an argument. On top of all that, we discriminate all through out history. Women aren't strong enough, black people shouldn't have rights, Native Americans need to clear off their own land, and any kind of difference in looks or beliefs is just unnatural. Yes this was all in the past, but things are not as modern as they should be. Women don't get paid the same amount as men, black communities in America are extremely poor, and Native Americans are still fighting for their rights. (And clean water) In the short amount of time provided on Earth, humans have managed to mess everything up.
We do know there is only one Earth, right? And it's not like humans are so important to this planet; in fact if humans suddenly disappeared, life would be better for fish and plants. We wouldn't be around to disturb or kill them anymore, which would give them an opportunity to live. Earth would heal itself, and after about 30 million years there wouldn't be any trace of human existence on Earth. That may look like a long time to us, but considering Earth is 4.543 billion years old, it isn't a long time at all. Of course, scientists have been trying to find life outside of Earth, and see if we can live somewhere else after more wars break out and our planet is too hot to live on, but that need shouldn't have been there in the first place! If we all know we only have one chance of living here we should make the most of it. We should spread love instead of hate, accept differences instead of pushing them away, and take care of our environment instead of adding heat and pollution to it. After all, this is the only life we are going to live on the only planet with life. (That we know of.) Lets make the world a better place.
There has always been violence among humans. Ever since we started making small communities and settling down, we have felt the need to prove who is stronger. Wars have been fought for petty disagreements, thousands of people died because a few people in power had an argument. On top of all that, we discriminate all through out history. Women aren't strong enough, black people shouldn't have rights, Native Americans need to clear off their own land, and any kind of difference in looks or beliefs is just unnatural. Yes this was all in the past, but things are not as modern as they should be. Women don't get paid the same amount as men, black communities in America are extremely poor, and Native Americans are still fighting for their rights. (And clean water) In the short amount of time provided on Earth, humans have managed to mess everything up.
We do know there is only one Earth, right? And it's not like humans are so important to this planet; in fact if humans suddenly disappeared, life would be better for fish and plants. We wouldn't be around to disturb or kill them anymore, which would give them an opportunity to live. Earth would heal itself, and after about 30 million years there wouldn't be any trace of human existence on Earth. That may look like a long time to us, but considering Earth is 4.543 billion years old, it isn't a long time at all. Of course, scientists have been trying to find life outside of Earth, and see if we can live somewhere else after more wars break out and our planet is too hot to live on, but that need shouldn't have been there in the first place! If we all know we only have one chance of living here we should make the most of it. We should spread love instead of hate, accept differences instead of pushing them away, and take care of our environment instead of adding heat and pollution to it. After all, this is the only life we are going to live on the only planet with life. (That we know of.) Lets make the world a better place.
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