New Horizons

We are a conundrum. New Horizons is the space probe that has just completed a fly past Pluto. Amazing achievement!

New Horizons

We have seen the deepest  canyons

and highest ice mountains of Pluto

up close and personal;

or at least Clyde Tombaugh

did the personal bit.

We have discovered

how we humans stick together

as a bunch of atoms;

sub atomic particles

pentaquarks,

five quarks,

the 'glue' that binds us.

And yet still our people starve

and live in fear of war, crime,

poverty, persecution

and terrorism.

Why is the human race

so well developed,

so innovative, creative

and intelligent,

and yet so selfish,

self destructive

and primitive?

 

16/07/15

Author's Note

Reviews

[MsJewel]

I wish I had the answer John - I wish someone had the answer....the world we live in would be lovely...

Julie

[John Alexander McFadyen]

But dear Julie We must find the answers and make our politicians do so. Many thanks.

[GreenShoes]

Excellent question. There will always be joy and sorrow, sickness and health, right and wrong, good and bad. You can't have one without the other. Even if everything was fairly well-functioning, fault can always be found.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Karen. WE need to ask the questions an force our politicians to do the bidding of the people and stop playing at pseudo democracy.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we are everywhere but where we really need to be...right here, right now, saving our own country, exploring its problems and resolving them.

I like the analogy here very much...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Jacob. Perhaps we romantic poets should rule the earth lol!