The Self-Destruction of Man
Posted on Tuesday, 18 November 2014
The
Self-Destruction of Man
By Apolinario Villalobos
The uncontrolled greed of man is manifested
in his acts of self-destruction. Despite incessant reminder that what is too
much is deadly, man still goes on with his caprices for overindulgence in
everything he thinks is for his comfort and survival.
Man invents gadgets, tools, and equipment.
Also develops new breed of vegetables, marine foods, livestock, even concoct
supposedly healthy substances in laboratories as food supplement to prevent
sicknesses. Healing properties of plants are cloned to assume long-lasting
elements so that they can be packed as “medicines”. Unfortunately, all the good
intent has been overshadowed by man’s evil greed and desire that practically
made all the aforementioned into killing devices, instead of healing
resources.
The microwave oven is lately found to cause
cancer because of the radiation it emits that cooks or heat food at a speedy
rate. Expensive antibiotic drugs are found to impair the kidney. Even so-called
helpful aspirin can eventually destroy the guts. Most drugs cannot be used at
the same time at the onset of complications because of counter-indications.
Some drugs do not even allow the imbibing of herbal drinks, still because of
counter-indications.
It is true that misuse and abuse can cause
the deadly effects of inventions of man. But because of selfishness and pride,
man has totally forgotten to observe precaution. Man thinks that he is
intelligent enough to know what he is doing. Man concocted synthetic drugs in
laboratories to be sold to unsuspecting patients who practically gobble them up
with the help of medical practitioners. Man invents gadgets that send out fatal
electronic waves that destroy his brain. And, man invents instruments of
destruction guaranteed to wipe out the entire population of a city!
Greed and pride push man not to be outdone
by his intelligent fellow creatures. This nasty attitude spells the rule:
survival of the fittest…and eventually, destruction!
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