The real culprit behind the broken world

 The real culprit behind the broken world

The world is in disorder, not because of nature, but because of the nature of people—the nature of certain politicians, businessmen, religious leaders, and yes, ordinary people too.

It is the nature of some politicians who believe they are supreme, that their race is supreme, their nation is supreme. They seek to dominate the world and seize control of other nations’ natural resources and wealth. These looters, dressed in branded suits, who speak of peace while fueling invasion and war, are among the main culprits behind global conflict.

It is the nature of some businessmen, blind to humanity and deaf to everything but profitability, valuation, and wealth. These maniacs join forces with politicians, funding them to influence governments and alter laws in their favour. They loot resources, produce poison in the name of food, and create medicines with side effects that manage diseases rather than cure them—so they can exploit the sick in the name of treatment. They manufacture military supplies and trade with politicians who dress defence funding as investment, while the hidden agenda is to live off commissions so their families can buy islands.

It is the nature of so-called religious leaders who sell God, though the existence of God remains a question on one hand, and on the other, the belief that God is one. These leaders radicalise young minds, creating a holy illusion that dying in the name of faith is divine. Yet their goal is to lead luxurious lives while lecturing on minimalism and making false claims about hell and heaven. They form a nexus with politicians and businessmen, becoming custodians of their ill-got wealth.

And it is the nature of people who are blind to truth—gullible, worshipful of heroes, easily radicalised, unable to distinguish between jingoism, love for the nation, and blind loyalty to politicians. The nature of such people is also why the world is in disorder.

Is there a solution to restore order to the world? The answer is both no and yes. Normally, one might say yes and no. No, because the world has drifted too far from humanity, where greed has become the norm. Yes, if people stop taking sides, keep religion a private affair, question governments that wage wars and kill innocents, stop seeking the advice of so-called religious leaders, and realise that God requires neither rituals nor middlemen to be understood. Above all, they refuse to fall prey to jingoism in the name of patriotism and reject blind acceptance of politicians based on race, caste, or ideologies that work against the common man.

Most importantly, people must buy what they need, not what is advertised. They must stop being victims of companies that sell dreams instead of solutions, poison in the name of supplements. They must not invest blindly in the stock market in the name of valuation. The list goes on.

If the world is to be in order, the mind must be in order. Unity must be in order. Humanity must be everyone’s priority. Unless we embrace such a way of life, disorder will continue. Missiles will fly. Bombs will explode. Innocents will die, here and there. One day, we may see our children, grandchildren, and loved ones dying before our eyes, and only then realise how terrible war truly is. By the time a few tears escape our eyes, we may take our last breath as aerial shelling hits our roof.

Wake up to the truth. Let biases take a back seat. Accept that we are one planet. Water is H₂O everywhere. Oxygen is O₂ everywhere. Our blood is red. And we are simply humans—with the same emotions.

M.L. Narendra Kumar