Us versus Them

Just when you think you don't have your shit wired tight and are missing the boat on moving yourself to a higher plane of happiness, people remind you that no matter how behind you are, you are still far ahead of many:

1. Cultural Bias + racism is traditionally seen as white versus black. But look at India and the still popular caste bias and north vs south bias. To me they are all Indians but among themselves their are infinite gradients until you get to our village versus their village. You have got to love Stupidity. I love Indian women, who knew I had to define it further?

2. Nasa Female Astronaut stocks rival with bb gun and a hammer and garbage bags...'I just wanted to scare her'. She threw away her career, acclaim, family and freedom for what?

3. Inter religous fighting....Christians have been doing if for decades, muslims do it now. Why fight for national freedom when you can slaughter rivals over minor points of dogma?

So In guess the learning in all this is that despite Socrates saying the unexamined life is not worth living very few people actually examine their own lives and look at how personal and cultural biases hold them back from truly perceiving the world as it is. Without true clarity of thought and self knowledge, how can you effectively pursue your own happiness?

Shane