The passages of our lives are certainly analogous to a continuous series of events captured as a motion picture. Each scene we experience happens at an instant, and it will never reappear in precisely the same configuration again. Try as we may, every sensory detail of a singular event cannot be fully recalled in memory or in a visual image, but the beauty of that experience can remain nestled in a conscience corridor as a projected thought we struggle to savor as fully functioning human species.  

 

To function is to perform an action, a role, a duty, an activity to which it is presumed some purpose will be achieved. We function as complex living biologic organisms basically designed from particles of cosmic dust. While perhaps crude, offensive to some of the more overly sensitive human inhabitants of our planetary island, and certainly overly simplified; our evolutionary history is an evidentiary reminder that we are merely an extension from an antecedence of primitive origins. Our evolved ability to self-actualize enables us to function in a capacity to be self-aware, but at times, too self-centered, which is a somewhat parsimonious behavioral quirk in those who cannot seem to get past their flawed mannerisms. Frankly, the better qualities of our species aspire to adjust to the interactive processes, both natural and human-induced; governed by humility and humbled by a measured behavior that recognizes mortal limitations to the human condition. What it really comes down to is we are just one of countless species struggling to survive on this dynamic island planet, Earth.

 

Sadly, a small percentage of our species is possessed by a profoundly blemished propensity to control, dominate, dictate, and frequently inflict harm (physical and emotional) upon our neighboring societies. The image that is often portrayed to enhance this behavior is typically driven by a desire to acquire money, wealth, and power, which of course, supports a quest to control the masses, dictate the distribution of goods and services, and basically dominate the lives of the minions. This is accomplished by using various forms of force which can include: legal, illegal, economic, emotional, political, and ultimately physical violence that frequently results in massive armed conflicts. The image of this controlling minority of the population is cast as a thinly veiled defense to convince people that their personal values are aligned with the majority which is generally far removed from the actual truth.