Modern Slaves – współcześni niewolnicy
Dlaczego wszystko znika wraz z każdym kolejnym pokoleniem?
Why does everything keep fading away every single generation?
I have witnessed its occurrence in too many young lives, and I am unable to comprehend it. Where is the wealth of our ancestors? It appears to be prohibited to inquire. Particularly in light of our affiliation with diverse nations, numerous conflicts have occurred, resulting in significant destruction. However, it is not my inquiry. Those are just the last 200 years, when our differences and origins were more important than the fact that we are human beings living on the same planet.
Why do we spend time on something that will last only a moment? How many times will the next generations need to start with nothing and from scratch? Repeating every attempt to fulfil fundamental human needs within this irrational circle. Where is everything our ancestors have done throughout the past thousands of years? Who is responsible for urging every generation to solely focus on their fundamental necessities and the present year, and ultimately the upcoming years? What is the point this time for the next generation to suffer? What must they prove this time, and to whom? To their fathers? Mothers? Grandparents? What happened this time that crowds prayed for a punishment for them? Where was the society when the youth were growing up and becoming entangled in a multitude of regulations?
Despite hearing repeatedly that children hold great significance, upon examining my surroundings, I am unable to discern any opportunities awaiting them. Everything is already owned by others, even the parts of Earth are property of someone else. What preparations have we made for their arrival? Is it a playground? A school? For many it seems to be enough but for how long will it be sufficient? What are their particular needs? They are free to play or learn, but it is neither their property nor future financial security. They possess nothing.
How many citizens are obligated to live in such a manner? Those who lack any means of livelihood and are certain to remain silent, regardless of the circumstances, as there will always be a property owner hovering over them, instructing them on how to live like modern slaves.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 1948 states: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
I wonder for how long we are going to pay for goods more than they are worth, and for how long they will try to change the value of currency this way. The majority of us are still entangled in the circumstances from which the wealthy fled, attempting to forget the events that have occurred. In times when we were all alone and needed others help to live.
Since when does the earth belong to someone and it is prohibited to construct a dwelling? Since when do all the resources given by the earth belong to someone? For how long have they been planning to raise prices for products they collect from the Earth for free?
I refuse to remain silent if it is to continue to exist in a state where millions of individuals are deprived of the opportunity to have a roof over their heads. A place they can call ‘home’. And they are forced to maintain someone else’s exquisite homes and pay off their mortgages.
Are we going to be able to build something permanent that will last forever and end this vicious cycle of human poverty and humiliation? It is deeply regrettable how the entirety of this situation impacts on humanity and leaves us at the bottom of our potential.