Raf's leetle mooolteeeplyeee saaayyyt.

Its been awhile since I posted.  Usually I like to post about the strange and funny things that have happened in my life... but now... I'm just posting about the strange.

My friends and I have been beset by a vicious set of rumormongers and hatesmiths that are out to destroy the reputation of a friend of ours (and by association, us as well) through texts, emails, blogs and malicious gossip.  Its incredible how much time and effort is put into this meaningless pastime... the poor person has done nothing except work hard and try his/her best in his/her field.  We have done nothing as well except to do the same.  What have we done to deserve this?  NOTHING.

These people have taken the time and effort to not only harass this friend constantly... but also take into account the people he/she associates with and actively destroy their good names as well.  I myself have been troubled with this... they have gotten hand of my mobile number and are texting and/or calling me day and night... first spreading rumors with my name on it... then taking on cruder aspects such as name-calling and verbal (well textual) browbeating.  I personally don't really mind it... I just find it curious that there are people out there without much to do except take stock of others' lives and base their own success thru the active destruction of our own achievements.

For me it boils down to a deeper problem with society... there are too many idle hands out there with a total lack of morals and education.  Why is it when we see one get ahead because of their own merit... they must be pulled down?  Why can't we all support each other and cooperate to make this person (and in some small respect, ourselves) succeed and create a better world?  We as human beings must get past this small-mindedness and help each other.  Does no one understand that by helping others, we help ourselves?  Each personal achievement adds to the global pool of success and furthers humanity as a whole.

I'm a futurist.  I've come to terms with that fact.  I think in terms of years and decades... not hours, days or weeks.  Actually that stunts me in some ways since I find myself unable to discern the problems of the now in order to get to the future... but regardless I find that I see things that will happen and how.  I foresee that the world today... based on its current model of competition and self-preservation, will fail soon enough.  The effects of it are already being felt.  Too many selfish thinkers that destroy the environment... abuse the people and work only for profit are the reasons why prices are high and resources are scarce.  It's only bound to get worse unless we learn to work together.  That means that our civilization as a whole needs to rethink its core philosophies.

What we need is to go back to the old rules of cooperation, respect, honor and trust.  Use these values to affect our fellows and to coexist with our world.  Our forebears understood this... why can't we?  Tweak these old rules to conform to the present situation... make the idea grow and adapt to these new times.  I can see that it is a real posssibility and it could ultimately save the human race.

But what does this have to do with our predicament?  Everything it seems... if we can't discipline ourselves with the small things... like refraining from spreading rumors, to littering, to not respecting our elders... what more when the major concerns come in?  Protect the forests when there's money to be made?  Destroy reputations to make your own so much better?  So many big things are the product of small things.

Its time to change.  I may see the future but I know that it can only change if we begin now.  Let's start playing nice... and to whoever's doing this... know that it's not changing my life.  It's only making it slightly more interesting.  So thanks for the fun!

Besides, in the end... it won't matter. And... that's all that matters.

*shrug*