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How Does A City Descend Into Savagery?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mai Harinder Kaur" data-source="post: 115465" data-attributes="member: 3558"><p>Descending into savagery is easy for us. Savagery is the natural state </p><p>of our species. We are, after all, a predator species and - nowadays at </p><p>least - we ourselves are our favourite prey.</p><p></p><p>We have to fight constantly, as a group, to retain any semblance of </p><p>civilisation we may have. Why else the need for laws punishing us for </p><p>killing, raping, mayhem and the like? If we were really civilsed such </p><p>laws would be unnecessary. Not too long ago, my husband was saying </p><p>that we live in such evil times when certain sexual crimes are being </p><p>committed; they didn't do such things in the olden days. I pointed out </p><p>to him that such things are prohibited in the Jewish/Christian Bible as </p><p>well as the Manu Smriti. Obviously these crimes were prevalent enough </p><p>that we needed strong taboos against them.</p><p></p><p>We also need our various religions to teach us , both individually and </p><p>societally, how to rise above these impulses we all have which are </p><p>holding us back, which at bottom are our old enemies that we are so </p><p>attached to, the Five Thieves, greed, lust, anger,attachment and ego.</p><p></p><p>This raises the question of what will happen when those laws are not </p><p>enforced. This is a very, very, extremely dangerous situation. When </p><p>people see that such crimes go unpunished, it is natural that some - </p><p>maybe many - will see no reason to keep control of these violent </p><p>impulses. The result could be even more catastrophic than it was in </p><p>1984.</p><p></p><p>I think most of us have evolved to the point that it would take an </p><p>extraordinary set of circumstances for us to descend to such savagery, </p><p>but let us not kid ourselves; each of us - except those few mukhta </p><p>among us us - still have a wild reptilian brain that - coupled with our </p><p>intelligence as human beings - can break lose and wreak havoc. I saw </p><p>this in myself when I killed, with great relish, the murderer of my son. </p><p>It was, of course, a justified, righteous killing on my part, but still...Did </p><p>I have to enjoy it so much? And do I really have to relish the thought </p><p>of Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar, et al, with burning tyres around their </p><p>necks, in agony, while I stand by watching, jeering? This is a side of </p><p>myself that, frankly, scares me. A part of myself that I share with the </p><p>rest of my species.</p><p></p><p>Each of us possesses a reptilian brain, violent, survival-at-any-cost, </p><p>reactive. Only those very few mukhtay among us have tamed and made </p><p>friends with that side of our nature. The rest of us need to guard </p><p>against it, keep it under control whatever the provocation. Whatever </p><p>we wish to believe about ourselves, scratch the civilised human and a </p><p>savage is not far below the surface. I believe that only by reaching out </p><p>and beyond our own inclinations can we hope to tame these evil, </p><p>destructive impulses. But we are not off the hook. With the kirpaa of </p><p>Vaheguru, we can do it. </p><p></p><p>God (by whatever name) has graciously sent messengers to different peoples </p><p>at different times. We have the instructions. It is up to us to follow them. Or not.</p><p>It is up to us. There is hope, if we are willing to work at it and grow and rise above.</p><p></p><p>As far as I know, we are the only species called upon to rise above </p><p>itself. God (by whatever name) has graciously sent us various </p><p>messengers to teach us how. I pray we listen and learn and grow.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Please notice, I do not call malicious actions "animal." Animals just are </p><p>what they are and do what they do. Their actions that we do not like </p><p>are for food or to protect themselves and their young, not from hatred </p><p>or anger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mai Harinder Kaur, post: 115465, member: 3558"] Descending into savagery is easy for us. Savagery is the natural state of our species. We are, after all, a predator species and - nowadays at least - we ourselves are our favourite prey. We have to fight constantly, as a group, to retain any semblance of civilisation we may have. Why else the need for laws punishing us for killing, raping, mayhem and the like? If we were really civilsed such laws would be unnecessary. Not too long ago, my husband was saying that we live in such evil times when certain sexual crimes are being committed; they didn't do such things in the olden days. I pointed out to him that such things are prohibited in the Jewish/Christian Bible as well as the Manu Smriti. Obviously these crimes were prevalent enough that we needed strong taboos against them. We also need our various religions to teach us , both individually and societally, how to rise above these impulses we all have which are holding us back, which at bottom are our old enemies that we are so attached to, the Five Thieves, greed, lust, anger,attachment and ego. This raises the question of what will happen when those laws are not enforced. This is a very, very, extremely dangerous situation. When people see that such crimes go unpunished, it is natural that some - maybe many - will see no reason to keep control of these violent impulses. The result could be even more catastrophic than it was in 1984. I think most of us have evolved to the point that it would take an extraordinary set of circumstances for us to descend to such savagery, but let us not kid ourselves; each of us - except those few mukhta among us us - still have a wild reptilian brain that - coupled with our intelligence as human beings - can break lose and wreak havoc. I saw this in myself when I killed, with great relish, the murderer of my son. It was, of course, a justified, righteous killing on my part, but still...Did I have to enjoy it so much? And do I really have to relish the thought of Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar, et al, with burning tyres around their necks, in agony, while I stand by watching, jeering? This is a side of myself that, frankly, scares me. A part of myself that I share with the rest of my species. Each of us possesses a reptilian brain, violent, survival-at-any-cost, reactive. Only those very few mukhtay among us have tamed and made friends with that side of our nature. The rest of us need to guard against it, keep it under control whatever the provocation. Whatever we wish to believe about ourselves, scratch the civilised human and a savage is not far below the surface. I believe that only by reaching out and beyond our own inclinations can we hope to tame these evil, destructive impulses. But we are not off the hook. With the kirpaa of Vaheguru, we can do it. God (by whatever name) has graciously sent messengers to different peoples at different times. We have the instructions. It is up to us to follow them. Or not. It is up to us. There is hope, if we are willing to work at it and grow and rise above. As far as I know, we are the only species called upon to rise above itself. God (by whatever name) has graciously sent us various messengers to teach us how. I pray we listen and learn and grow. Please notice, I do not call malicious actions "animal." Animals just are what they are and do what they do. Their actions that we do not like are for food or to protect themselves and their young, not from hatred or anger. [/QUOTE]
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