What are we running from?

The storm swept through like a raging bull, its apex only lasting about a half hour until the sun came shining through.

Fear of the unknown has an interesting way of seeping in too deep. What was a threatening downpour, matched with a show of lighting and rumble of thunder, became a metaphor of transition and change. As the sun came out, we were caught in a moment somewhere in between and there was a choice to be made:

Embrace the sunshine, or continue to worry about the weather.

I chose the sun:

What are we running from?

A quote to ponder...

"There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever."

-Thomas A. Edison

I really, really love this quote. Thomas Edison was clearly not just intelligent, but wise. This kind of foresight gets me so excited for some reason...

There are some interesting philosophical aspects:

"even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled"

The vicious circle that we've found ourselves in, of using violence to control others and somehow (ignorantly) believing that it won't be given back to us in return is preposterous and stupid. 

When I say things like this, I think of the U.S. foreign policy issues of late, but thats just because of my personal experience. 

I wonder what kind of evil/weapon will have to come into existence for us to finally see? And how close are we to getting there?

Who knows, but I'm not sure if I'll want to be around either way.

-KDE