I actually understand all of this because it was exactly what I believed even two years ago. I thought that everyone could do better and work in harmony to achieve better things for.... everyone. I wanted peace, I wanted harmony, I wanted everyone to sing together as we all worked to a common good.

You know what killed it for me? Control. You can't control someone else.

I'm 41 now and I've seen pretty much everything a person can see. 20 years in Mental Health will do that. I'm sure I'll see more new and exciting stuff. Human nature is so diverse that I realised I just couldn't control crowds on that grand a scale. Think of it. 6 Billion people? (Probably more like 8 Billion now) all working together to achieve harmony?

I doubt it. I think the best we can come up with would be tolerance -- and even that at a push. You think of all the conflicting ideas and ideologies roaming around the world. Not even that but there are certain personalities that humans have that conflict with each other on the mere basis of existence.

Good luck with harmonizing all that!

I think for me the best thing we could hope for is Equal Opportunities. We used to have this. I used to work for a place that delivered this -- give everyone regardless of creed, race, social & economic background the same opportunity to succeed as everyone else.

But the choice is left with them. They can choose to succeed, or do.. whatever. You can't force anyone to succeed my friend. That's equality.