Can Türkiye survive the present political tsunami on its shores?
By Nadine Sultana D’Osman Han
In the present Global aggressive political climate in which diplomacy has been replaced by threats and domination from the powerful over weaker nations, we observe the bankruptcy of civilization based on moral values and justice in favor of evil.
Mankind has been unable to free itself from the mystique of war and cruelty, in order to satisfy his addiction to greed and power.
Searching for the roots of human behavior, and seeking rational explanations and solutions to unjust laws and customs that have come to permeate our societies, the author published in 1980 a book entitled — “The Light of Truth Beaming on the Human Race” under married name Dawson —in which she explored these questions and many more as she ponders the place of religion in the history of civilization.
Religion cannot be underestimated for it influences all aspects of our lives —politics, medicine, science, human rights, the relations between men and women, adults and children—
Religion must not be confused with spirituality, which is the essence of goodness, while religion is a set of “moral” laws set by man. These laws can be either positive or negative, depending on its manipulation.
This book written in the late 1970’s is as relevant today as it was then. Therefore, a few excerpts from some chapters are presented here for those inquiring minds that still believe that peace is the business of all mankind, and we should all contribute to it.
“…We claim to be the most intelligent creature on Earth and have great expectation for our own abilities, yet how can we explain our constant failure?…Generation after generation, we have the example of great societies for men that collapsed time after time, yet they still reconstruct them in the same pattern, for all laws have been created by men alone.” Not only that but “…Man has created hundred of laws, all to his benefit…” (often denying these same benefits to women).
Men have tried and are still trying to built their own happiness ” (for a small minority) “on the unhappiness of the … ” (majority, i.e based on class, ethnicity, sex, religion and so forth). “…With such a basis, how could they find happiness? How could societies built on crumbling foundations expect to survive?
…The world of freedom and human rights has been grossly misused over the generations…Human rights are the banner of our politics, yet they are again a notion misused for political reasons that do not reflect the actual human rights so much proclaimed. If we look closely, we will note that human rights, in fact, decide who should live and who should die. Can we really believe in human rights while promoting wars? Do human rights really reside with our allies who have our support, while being absent among our enemies who do not?
Why is war necessary? It used to be a sport, in some ways just like hunting. However, today very few men really relish this idea of sport, especially since it is more in a form of push-button activity…” (albeit in our present time, some unsound minds think of it as a video game!).
“…So why is war still the main priority of the world? Why indeed?
It is because of a profound discrimination and a desire to impose the superiority of one culture over another that combined an inner fear toward mankind itself. In a way, it is the same conflict that exists between men and women, except in this case it is one culture versus another. What brings this factor into play is the fact that all are not equal or the same, just as all men and women are different. Conflict appears when one group decides that its particular social orientation is superior to another. In this challenge, where both sides have to fight to be superior, there is an endless conflict since, in reality, none is superior to the other. Both are important, even though different. Tragedies occur even more deeply when one party tries to change the other to his social orientation…” (As was the case in colonialism).
Today, I suspect that wars are more motivated by the personal greed and power for land’s grab and its rich resources, with false claims of justifications for these criminals’ actions.
This said, “… It is obvious that we could not survive without a diversity of talents, and each should be protected instead of being crippled….Freedom and human rights, therefore, consist of permitting a human being to be himself and to develop himself as driven by his inclinations, with the same respect given to his trade.”
Unfortunately, “…each culture wants to impose itself on the rest of the world. Since each realizes it cannot fully develop without the contribution of the other cultures, it wants to have monopoly for itself. It is afraid that this need might place it in a weak position toward the other. The motto of war seems then to be, ‘stay at the top at all cost, but do not deny yourself the contribution of your enemies’.
…Any people who feel by their policy that they have to sacrifice one individual for the good of the group is already missing something….
Are the politicians of today lying to themselves and to us? Are they really looking for peace, or is each using this word to deceive the other with the aim of each to be the leader of all. Yet, each should know from past experience that this cannot be. At least not on a permanent basis. Great empires climbed to the top with costly pains only to enjoy their supremacy by producing sorrow to stay there. No matter what sacrifices they made, they always fell. It has been so ever since awareness has been part of human being. What makes our leaders of today think that they can follow the same path and succeed, for their wisdom does not seem to have evolved with the new technology.
…All cultures are different, but they are all human in the same sense and all deserve the same attention to the making of mankind.
Peace is the business of all mankind, and we should all contribute to it. Can we let our lives be the outcome of a sweepstake? It is exactly what we do when we let a small group of people decide what our lives are going to be, just as in a sweepstake we hope our lives will be free of war and unpleasantness associated with it. If we really think ourselves more intelligent than animals, then we should bear children only for their enjoyment, not as weapons to carry out our wars and the ultimate destruction of the earth.
We will never be able to claim a right to peace as long as we feel war and protection are necessary. If each country were to use the money on armaments to improve the quality of each life, this planet would be a delight for all.
…The entire destiny of mankind is in our hands alone. Let us set the right example for our children by teaching harmony, and this can be accomplished only by setting a proper example first.
…It takes a fusion of great minds to create a research wonder, but it takes great hearts to create great civilizations.”
Let me remind the readers that the quoted excerpts above are from my book “The Light of Truth Beaming on the Human Race” published in 1980. Now, in the year 2026, the world is in the grip of madness from leaders and politicians engaged in a frenzy of massacre and various atrocities with no end in sight.
Are we on the precipice of human extinction??
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