Is it time to stop calling us humans?

by Salim Assaf, 8 March 2021

I'm wondering, but I think so, don't you?!

Materialism, with time, is creating monsters out of those evolved creatures called humans.

Our main target was materialistic in all its forms: Gold, real estate, etc.

Today, living with obsessions for money and survival destroys human nature; similarly, to the river's water eroding the riversides' rocks, their shape as time passes, take the form of the water track.

And the cherry on top was not a cherry at all, but a Pandemic. And this pandemic, despite all its dire ramifications that have stopped our life and daily momentum on earth, had a significant impact on us on another level, being the last wake-up call for our humanity.

In the first worldwide lockdown in March 2020, all of us thought we were isolated. However, trust me, we were heavily connected more than ever. I am not exaggerating; this is factual.

Our initial reaction regarding that lockdown was like: 'I need this vacation anyway' or 'let's move on, and things will go back to normal very soon.' It was the most crucial vacation in this century, a break from our fake life, banks, work, business, and all other liabilities that have been continuously distracting us from ourselves.' For the first time in history, we face the same destiny, same fears, and insecurities. The Spanish flu did not unite us simply because there was no internet connecting the world, and the media's tools were too primitive.

Now more than ever, we are connected to ourselves deeply, waiting for nothing, unable to have any plans; in other words, time has stopped. We are living the present moment, respecting nature which we have neglected its power for long.

You may go back to your Instagram's stories during that period and check how you were connected to nature, showing its beauty as if you have never seen a tree before. Why? Because this is our genuine striving! And We are trying to change it every day for the sake of the so-called civilization mixed with the materialistic dry mentality, which cannot allow our humanity to flower fully.

When we started to have an understanding for Covid-19, and it was clear that it might attack our beloved ones or us soon, things began to change. We put the survival mode 'On.' That connection we built a couple of months ago broke again. We went back to our usual selfish selves, more eager, more ferocious to survive with whom we love or without. Our Fear level depends on where we live and whether the government plays a constructive role and making exemplary efforts, like having good hospitals and enough room capacity. Many criteria showed up to dictate to what extent we should be fearful and stressed out.

For those who prefer not to label Covid-19 as conspiracy, I say: It can be another ruse, who knows! History might show that humans paid their lives for a global crime committed for the sake of other greedy humans who foster by wars, economic domination, securing interests, and power supplies to ensure supremacy and control. Historically, nations as we know them fought hard and still for alternative energy resources, power generation, and repartition.

Humans' destruction became the norm a long time ago. Nonetheless, nowadays, the situation differs in one thing probably: It's time for massive human extermination; A 5^th generation warfare where guns and missiles are no more the fashion, pandemics are trending.