Why don't we unite more as humankind? Why do we tend to unite more against other people/groups instead?

Question

T.H. White: The destiny of Man is to unite, not to divide. If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees.

Interesting, no? Made me wonder: why don't we unite because of the bond of humanity that we all share? We all bleed and love and hope and have beliefs. The blood and love and hopes and beliefs may be different--but they are still the same in that they are the struggle of humankind.

Why are we so defensive and ready to leap at the throats of people who are different? (The same goes to those who are ever ready to leap at our throats because we are different.) Why is the initial reaction to fight for an ultimate and universal right way for all humans to live or to prove that one group is better (morally, genetically, mentally, etc.) than another?

Answer 1

There is only one race...the human race. Nations divided will fall...as will many to come, but that is not your weight to bare. World Peace, begins within ourselves...the day we become responsible for ourselves is one day closer to us being one nation. To worry and fret over the rest of the world, ignoring where one is actually standing is the equivalent of idle thinking...meaningless and going nowhere. But stand your ground and think about where you are and what you are doing -- now that is power, power enough to bring about World Peace.

Answer 2

maybe in basic terms with the help of having slightly faith various the soreness from the obtrusive certainty that confronts us as human beings in the international will gets somewhat dispelled. And that doesn't recommend that we don't choose to stay right here and circumvent such devastation's as that which we see and sense in front persons. the place there could be a entire annihilation of humanity. One blip and burp and we are like small fish in a great ocean. One 2nd have been are right here and in a 2nd some massive fish comes and swallows us. in an on the spot we at the instant are not to any extent further even a memory.

Answer 3

There is an existence prior to this one. Weather we exist as energy, spirit, or what ever description your belief system dictates, our essence is eternal. Therefore we bring into this life a certain collection of predispositions. We are here to work them out. We have acquired a physical body and a unique set of circumstances to work with. We are here to learn; and one of the most important lessons is to learn to love. Because of our uniqueness and the different tools we are given to work this lesson out with we are all on the same road but at different points of the journey. Until we all reach the destination it will be difficult to unite with anyone but those we see around us on that road. That is the only humanity we recognize.

Answer 4

People are not meant to live in large groups. Small familys and groups are where its at. Put too many people together will cause problems because of diffrences. There needs to be a seperation of several groups or tribes as it were. Alpha members, be it male or female, are leaders and then there are followers. Too large a group is chaos and not efficient. Not every one is created equal as there are takers and givers. This is only human nature and it will always be this way.

Answer 5

A lot of people are out there to look after themselves, and its the everyday person that gets effected, resulting in a division..... why would they want to unite, it'll only mean they'll have to do without something.... foOols.... just remember 'sharing is caring' :-)

Answer 6

It takes a common enemy sometimes to unite different faction

Answer 7

In the furture we will all be one.