I know how deeply frustrating and broken the world feels to you given what you’re considering. Your anger about the state of things may be rooted in very real problems, but consider this perspective before crossing that Rubicon. Probably long before you and I were ever conceived, humanity witnessed unimaginable atrocities—from the death camps of the Holocaust and Stalin’s Great Purge to the horrific brutality of the Nanjing Massacre down to the lone-wolf attacks of individuals like Woo Bum-kon, Stephen Paddock, Anders Breivik, Mutsuo Toi and Andrew Kehoe.
Ask yourself: what did any of their violence ultimately accomplish? Nothing. They traded their lives and legacies for total futility. Their acts altered nothing for the better, and their names became brief footnotes to senseless tragedy before the world repaired itself and moved on without them.
The point I am making here is that the world has always been ablaze. History has always faced chaos, conflict, and political turmoil. We have consistently faced down devastation through wars, bitter social divides, and widespread plagues. Pain and injustice are not unique to this moment, nor will adding more bloodshed ever solve them.
But history also carries a vital truth: humanity endures. Through every crisis, we have advanced our medicine, refined our social structures, and constructed more resilient economies. True progress happens in spite of darkness, offering a purpose worth striving for. I hope this message reaches you in time to realize your life is meant for creation, not destruction.
