Man
It was once said that we are borne to violence
That it's all about "can my violence conquer your violence?"
Women say men are wicked, men say likewise... I wonder which party is right.
some of us are just monsters in human flesh they say
But Can I lend you a piece of my mind?
I dispute;
We are all borne into innocence
Look into the eyes of a baby
Are you not amazed by the beauty God's creation?
Those giggles and sharp cries.
How fragile and harmless he/she is.
Completely Free off sin.
Given to pure naivety and ignorance.
It is true, ignorance is sometimes bliss.
Because sometimes, knowledge and intelligence only increases our stupidity.
But time will soon clothes us
Adorn us with knowledge and wisdom
The foster home we call Society will soon groom us
Now This is where the segregation of unity begins.
Everybody gets tagged to an affiliation;
And pledges allegiance to that alliance
Religion, tribe, race, nationality...
Assigned to different social classes
Then we gradually forget that we are one species... From one beginning.
And any subtle difference is enough to ignite a rebellion.
So we hunt our own kind.
And Kill each other... Vegetarian cannibals
We take delight in other's harm
Wars erupt
Invasions loom
Tribal tendencies and Religious differences spread wide
All because we belong to a different group
Just Because we differ
We differ in color, race, tribe and dialect
We differ in belief and ideology
The irony: the land we all fight for will soon cover us up.
Nature is filled with so much variety
Because Variety is beautiful
That's why we vary
So that we can appreciate the differences
So that we can share our variations
We are all borne different
Each individual completely unique
But we are one family... Just distant relatives
As legendary Mandela said "it's our compassion that binds us together"
Are we borne into violence?
Or are we borne to innocence?
I dispute...