The innate human recognition of good and disgust with evil, never fails to amaze me!
I find this so beautiful. When a good person leaves this world, no matter what ethnic or educational background we may come from, regardless of the class or creed, we still have words of respect for him/ her. And when an evil person, leaves the world, nobody really cares. My whole News feed is filled with praises for Nelson Mandela. Even though he has spent 27 years in jail, was labelled a terrorist by the US, was blamed for bombing a railway station.
But the man stood for equality. He stood for justice. He stood up for a good cause.
The world mourns for a man like him. On the other hand just a few months back Margaret Thatcher died. The whole Europe except for the elite sang in chorus " ding dong the witch is dead". Or when the mass murderer Henry Kissinger died, "The Octopus is dead". The American media was reprimanded for honoring a genocide maniac like him.
I find this so intriguing. As if the human being is programmed to recognise good. No matter what region, creed, ethnicity you come from, justice, equality, goodness are appreciated. We are delighted when we feed the poor, help someone in need, bring a smile to someone's face. Why? That's one of the many mysteries of this life. Oppression, injustice, inequity appal the human being. No matter what background you may be from, it doesn't even matter if you are educated or not. Even in the most remote and primitive communities in the world, justice and peace are valued and appreciated and oppression and violence is scorned upon.
Who programmed this in the human being?
Who gave this moral compass to the human being?
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