A while back I watched a documentary about gorillas. It began with a family of gorillas all working and playing together. They seemed to all love one another and they were also very cute and fun to watch.
As the film went on, the tribe began to grow and at some point, they had to split up into two separate tribes. A bunch of them began a life in a new location.
Then something very interesting but also horrific occurred. One of the groups waged war with the other. It was terrifying! They were literally eating each other alive! This family of gorillas, who were once playing together and working together to ensure one another's survival were now the worst enemies.
Why? What caused this to happen?
When they were all together as one tribe, anything each of them did, even as an individual, was automatically also for the benefit of the other gorillas in his tribe. Therefore, although there was a selfish motive, there was peace.
Once divided however, anything done by a gorilla in one tribe was only good for the gorillas in his tribe. The tribes were no longer benefitting from one another. That's when they became jealous of one another, and their selfishness took over to the extent that they ate each other alive.
There are so many people all over the earth. So many different cultures and beliefs. It's because of these differences we are divided. Once divided we do not benefit from one another. The only way to truly bring the world together amidst all these differences is by sharing our resources and becoming dependent on one another. True, there will still be a selfish aspect in that I am sharing with you because you are sharing with me, but there will be peace!
To take the next step and address the selfish aspect, well that's a spiritual discussion for another time. Let's work on this first and see what happens.
Only good thing, Gedalya