Friday, October 16, 2009

Honeybees and Humans

Hey Everyone,
So something I have noticed is that people are inherently selfish. Maybe you believe humans evolved this self-preserving characteristic, or perhaps you believe there is just inherent evil in all humans. Whatever your belief is, it begs the question of why? Maybe I am just an idealist, incapable of realistic hopes, but why do we drive ourselves with selfishness and justify it with hate? 
The honeybee or apis cerana are classified as eusocial insects. Basically it means they are unique insects in that they care for there young, have overlapping generations, and are completely dedicated to the survival and growth of the hive as a whole. Worker bees go out and collect pollen that is brou
ght back and distributed evenly among all that live in the hive. If there is an attack on the hive, all the protectors swarm out and sting the enemy. But unfortunately, stinging for a bee always mean death since there lower abdomen rips off when they sting in order to keep the stinger in place and supply a continuous flow of poison. 
I'm not saying humans should go on suicide runs every time there is a disaster, or that socialism is the way, but something has to change. I don't know if it is like this elsewhere in the world, but Americans have gotten so selfish towards each other. They use any excuse to justify why they should receive more than someone else, including religion, color, gender and age. It just doesn't make any sense to me.
It is unfair for me to say every human is selfish. There are truly righteous people dedicated to helping others, but they are few and far between. So I plead to everyone that reads this. It is a fact that humans are inherently selfish, but let us all try not to exercise that urge to much. 
"Life is a roller coaster or love, hate, happiness and hurt. All you can do is enjoy the ups and learn from the downs"

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