Morality

"While it might be easy to find some morality when the individual is asked, the same person, when in a group, tends to see revenge as a human trait that justifies both terror and atrocity. In a way, it's said that hypocrisy has disappeared, making its intentions as obvious as greed and meanness. Since those who possess and exploit them hold power, the rest simply accept this. The other form that truly causes fear is apathy and complete self-denial. This is justified not only by fear but also by simple ignorance. There's no requirement for religious justification, as the real estate and profit-driven motives are clear. Naturally, there's no attempt to justify famine, infanticide, or massacres. Similarly, any direct threat to those in power who feel uneasy doesn't need justification, nor does historical guilt.  However, now, without masks and hypocrisy, the questions about what the individual will do and how it impacts humanity remain. And the answer can't be anything.  Maybe it was the last afternoon he would walk through Fisherman's Wharf. At any moment, everything he didn't know about what was happening in the world and beyond could reach them. There were very few people on the streets, and many businesses were closed. He managed to buy some ice cream in the part of the old chocolate factory that was still open. He was impressed to see many children playing in the picnic area. Their parents watched and smiled with them. It was a beautiful summer afternoon, and with some frustration, he couldn't understand how they had reached this point. The worst part is that it was obvious, and all you needed to do was read a little and observe the day-to-day events, both the decisions made and the apathy, to see that everything could be worse. "Maybe they can do better," he told himself as he ate the ice cream. But then he thought with some despair that perhaps tomorrow, there wouldn't be a chance for them to exist. Tomorrow, they could be invaded, and no justification would be necessary. They could be massacred, and the morality surrounding that, not even their species had been able to see before. Now, their own species, returning after the expansion, claimed Earth as their own. And space had given them the weapons and power necessary to take it. Without anyone saying stop. Or very few, and very late.

Humanity, leveraging goodwill, has established utopian structures and organizations that, on one hand, legitimize power. Conversely, they also reaffirm universal human values and rights, contradicting the interests and greed of those in power, who seek to maintain the status quo. Although it is technically correct to say it this way, the fear of censorship influences this. For instance, using the word 'genocide' is censored, yet carrying out genocide isn't. Even when discussing inclusion, fraternal dialogue, knowledge, science, or environmental impact, it is clearly punishable. However, barbaric acts, corruption, or discrimination are not. So, what kind of humanity is it that, out of fear and facing the threat of losing its comfort, which it lost long ago, remains silent? When one cannot stay neutral.  Once inside the plane, they removed his handcuffs. He was furious. The government official who had come for him after his extradition offered him a glass of whiskey, which he immediately accepted. The flight attendant, a wonderful blonde woman, brought him another glass, this time with ice. He looked at her lasciviously. She simply smiled and quickly walked away, leaving the two of them in that part of the cabin. A little further away, in another section, several men were settling in to sleep. The man who wasn't handcuffed took out a cigarette and began to smoke. -Isn't it supposed to ben't supposed to smoke on the plane?- the other man asked, stunned. The man took a drag and said, "Aren't you supposed to have been involved in human trafficking, drug trafficking, and supporting paramilitaries, and now you're free thanks to us?" They both smiled. The flight attendant returned with snacks, now wearing pants instead of her skirt. Still, the lascivious look in the recently released man's eyes didn't fade, and now there are shared by the two men.

Apathy and supposed neutrality are frightening. And terror unfolds in what is considered to be the Western part of humanity, the one that had eradicated such fears. However, if we learn a little about history, it becomes clear that, in reality, it was only a hidden and skillfully woven ruse for itself. The other part of civilization already had it, apparently, visibly, so they weren't hypocrites. Conveniently, this display of silence has been achieved, guaranteed by the fear of losing the general comfort and, on the other hand, the ambition of those in charge. Fortunately, individuals cannot endure contradictions for long, and their human morality—possibly shaped by evolution and the need to survive—resists full acceptance. However, it shifts from silence to condemnation, and from condemnation to action. These responses are not driven by revenge, even though they involve expressing and exploiting that strong human emotion. Instead, they are rooted in rationality and brotherhood. He was tired of hating, and while he could have entered a monastery after leaving his sword in that temple, still covered in blood, he preferred to be there, far from everything, taking advantage of the fact that the world was focused on new discoveries. He found his retreat, unable to bear it and be an accomplice. Or to reunite them and fight, once again, but against themselves. However, despite being so far away, visitors managed to arrive. Some were seeking some kind of atonement for the atrocities he committed, which others were able to commit with impunity thanks to them. "At least we can talk it over and stop having these double standards," he told his last visitor while sipping on a sip of mead. The other didn't take anything. He just sighed and looked at him, recording his words.

Humanity tends to be optimistic. Besides faith and hope, which are sometimes used to uphold the status quo or, worse, to sustain oppression and suffering, knowledge and the ability to create promote the belief that there is goodness in everything. They also encourage positive thinking about most events and the possibility of improvement. Since we are not neutral but choose to do good for life, this belief not only helps us see utopia but also makes it possible to realize it. And that optimism exists because of that human moral responsibility, which allows revenge to be stopped and justice to exist. That forgiveness and reparation may also exist. And not just the guilt behind the judging. Or, victimization, recognizing the victims and the innocent, but also the perpetrators and the morality surrounding that individual, as well as shared responsibility, such as what happens now when, for convenience, apathy breeds complicity. He would prepare lunch in the peaceful summer of the Alps. A long sigh and the happiness of finally writing something that could contribute to the conversation of those afraid to speak, like himself. Already this morning, the others' arguments were in no way clear or acceptable, which fueled his anger. Of course, terror remains now, and it's obvious. His words, along with those of others, inspire others—at least other artists like him—to stand up against terror."