Survival

They talk about religion, they talk about faith, they talk about science and technology but what eventually matters is the struggle for survival. Nothing else matters to man more than survival when the dark clouds of demise start shrouding. And it is during those times that anything that aid his cause of existence is celebrated. Morality and ethics take a backseat when our endurance is interrogated. This is perhaps why a crime committed during self-protection is not considered beyond the horizon of humanitarian laws.

Religion and science ought to be embraced as long as they assure better living conditions for the whole ecology. No sooner than they become a burden and hinder the smooth flow of the system, they are thrown out to make room for some other useful tool for easy survival. Rigid and brittle customs and ideas always make way for flexible ones. Change is the law of nature and anything (and anyone) daring to go beyond this eternal convention is shown the exit door.

We always use things (and ideas) around us. Don’t we? That’s what they have been created for. Who cares about religion if it can’t cater essential daily meals to a man? Likewise, why will someone endorse science if it can satisfy the basic needs of a man? The first thing that a man worries about is the source of fulfillment of his basic needs. Everything like humanity, brotherhood, charity, holiness are taken care of thereafter. Many call it selfish attitude but that’s the way it goes! My-survival-comes-first attitude is what man has honored till now. Let’s see how far this aureate attitude can carry us. There is and always will be a huge gulf between ideality and reality. What do you say?