THE CURSE OF HUMANITY: GREED, POWER, AND THE ENDLESS CYCLE OF WAR
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We can see unity within animals of the same species and unless a particular species isn't a predator after prey animals actually dwell in peace with each other, so one would expect that an intelligent specie such as humans would be intelligent enough to dwell in peace and unity but instead there's war, destruction, invasion, distrust and hatred amongst humans. I believe humans were cursed and they can't really help but hurt one another. Let's take a journey through memory lane tracing all the way back to the era B.C (Before Christ) what made humans fight wars back then? Noticeably the Israelites according to Christianity were the chosen race by God and they fought plenty religious wars on their voyage to the promised land, but why? for land, security, dominace, and survival but mostly for land and this actually goes contrary to the law they were given; "Thou must not kill" unfortunately millions of humans have killed one another because humans developed an unsatisfying need, this need breeds selfish interest and greed. Selfish interest and greed are both the underlying major factors behind all the atrocities humans commit against themselves. There's a golden which clearly states; "do to others as you would want them to do onto you" but humans would rather do to others what they wouldn't want others to do onto them so we see and hear of countries invading other countries by bringing war to them, we heard of Hitler who believed his people were of a higher race and every other race was inferior which led to the massacre of the Jews, we hear of Israel fighting with Gaza because of land dispute, Russia invading Ukraine because Putin believes Ukraine belongs to Russia, America has invaded a lot of countries for their natural mineral resources currently they are looking to invade Greenland of Denmark. One would think looking back at the history of wars that humans have fought and the devastating effect war has on humans, humans would deter from engaging in such animosity and animalistic behaviour but rather even up till now man has continued to dominated man into his own injury.
This pattern of domination is not just something that happens on a global scale between nations; it also exists in everyday human relationships. From politics to business, from families to friendships, humans constantly try to assert power over one another. The same greed that drives nations to invade other nations also drives individuals to exploit, deceive, and step on others to get ahead. It is almost as if competition has been hard-wired into the human psyche, turning cooperation into a weakness rather than a strength. Instead of seeing one another as members of the same human family, people divide themselves by race, religion, nationality, and social class, creating artificial lines that justify cruelty and violence.
What makes this even more tragic is that humans are fully aware of the damage they cause. We write books about peace, we create laws to protect life, and we build institutions meant to promote justice, yet we repeatedly ignore them when they stand in the way of profit, power, or pride. History keeps proving that human beings do not learn from their past; they only refine the methods of destruction. Weapons become more advanced, propaganda becomes more convincing, and hatred becomes more organized. War is no longer fought with sticks and stones but with missiles, drones, and nuclear threats, making the potential for total annihilation even greater.
Despite all this, the idea of unity still survives, even if it is weak. There are moments when humans come together after disasters, when strangers help one another without expecting anything in return. These moments reveal that compassion is not entirely dead; it is simply overshadowed by greed and fear. The problem is that unity is often reactive rather than proactive. People unite only after tragedy strikes, not before it could have been prevented.
If humanity is to escape this endless cycle of self-destruction, it would require a fundamental shift in how people view themselves and others. Humans must begin to see that harming another person is, in reality, harming themselves, because everyone shares the same fragile world. As long as land, wealth, and power remain more valuable than human life, wars will never truly end. The curse of humanity is not written by God or fate; it is written by human choices. And until those choices change, history will continue to repeat itself, painting the future with the same blood-stained patterns of the past.