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It's just an errant thought,not aimed at anyone in particular,but I sometimes wonder if humans are the stupidest race on earth.To be open-minded,to be kind,to help each other grow and live in peace are acts that come to us as easy as breathing.Which is why children are always born innocent.Their unexpected questions often shut us up,because adults,'who know best' are quick to build up walls in their minds,to butter their words rather than have a heart-to-heart talk and evolve into back-biting snakes with age.And to what effect?Call me behind the times or whatever,but if you think about it,it is plain simple that our selfishness only breeds negativity.J.B.Priestley's essay 'On Saying Please' comes to mind.Priestley talks about how if bad manners are infectious,then so are good manners.If only we realised the impact of the minutest of our actions!I personally feel that a simple smile,a positive remark or an act of kindness lightens up my day instantly.However,it is not my mission to clean up the minds of people who make life such a struggle.I mean,is not even environmental degradation a result of the same selfishness?Stemmed from the thought of "me,mine",only? To see others prosper,to let that happen,because you think the universe is under your control, is so hard,isn't it?

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