SUPREMACY RULES

 

SUPREMACY RULES

 

The dictionary defines supremacy as a supreme authority or power and it usually entails power over others.  Are humans unique in that regard?  Absolutely not.  It is ingrained in all species and supremacy is energy driven.  If you have read my novella Energy & Origin you may recall that a superior intake of energy dictates how well a species will do when it comes to survival and the ability to procreate and protect the species.  Supremacy or the desire to act supreme is present in all lifeforms because it dictates how well a species, a tribe or nation will do in the long run.  Most of us live our lives based on instinct and routine.  We get up in the morning and we engage in activities that will get us by.  In nature the strongest take what they want, the first in line to satisfy basic needs and from there it trickles down the ranks; first to the healthy and strong, females and promising offspring, and leftover scraps, if any, go to the weakest.  You may rightfully start to feel slightly uncomfortable because it mirrors the human species quite nicely.  There is no honorable division of goods, no conscious compassion or an urge to share equally.  At least in the wild there is no pretense of showing empathy and compassion.  It is all about the Here and Now and the weak shall perish.

Because of our higher level of intelligence—superior should be applied with a great deal of caution—we have been toying since the dawn of mankind with a concept we refer to as our humanity.  As if we’re somehow different than the rest (other species, although we don’t shy away from discriminating against our own).  Even the dictionary is rather vague when it comes to defining humanity as interpretation and definition will by and large depend on where you live and on your circumstances.  When you live in a safe and prosperous environment it is a lot easier to be kind, compassionate and caring.  Those forced to live through hell in a warzone will define humanity rather differently.  We have idealized versions of what we think humanity should entail as expressed in culture, arts, religion and politics.  But rather than it being part of a global reality, lofty and idealized versions are usually regional in nature and totally dependent on circumstance.

In times of extreme adversity and conflict that humanity of ours evaporates as quickly as snow melting beneath a hot sun.  One of my favorite sayings is that the first casualty of war is our humanity.  Supremacy rules the natural world, it’s do or die, and we just like to pretend that we’re different.  But it is supremacy or the desire to act and behave supreme that dictates our behavior.  It is just that our supposed higher intelligence continues to lead us down bizarre and perplexing paths.  We are constantly plugging old holes and poking new ones.  Constantly confused by how we act, should act and when.  Nothing enduring.  Nothing everlasting.  If anything we represent a patchwork of incompetence rather than achievement.  Our so-called humanity has come at a great cost and most of it is borne by the natural environment all of us depend upon for survival.  Supremacy carries a huge price tag . . . and now comes the time for you to fill in the rest.

WILL THEY EVER BE ABLE TO COMPETE?

WILL WE EVEN GIVE THEM A CHANCE?

Historically nations have vied for the top spot, to be superior, number one.  But there is a downside to supremacy and it is twofold:  To stay on top is costly and then there are all the unfortunate ones on the receiving end.  I will make it easy for you as to where to start; the only thing you have to do is to take a close look at the world around you and the news that is grabbing the headlines.  Who is acting supreme and who is suffering?

Supremacy rules is from volume 3 of Earthbound and Incoming