we're too big for our collective britches
we take living on this earth for granted
we're lazy
we're oblivious
we don't care enough.........................................................
we should be more like animals
Thinking generally,... what's wrong with people?
I wonder the same exact thing each morning I drop my fourth grader off at school! How hard is it for each car to PULL FORWARD!!!!!!!!!
I think everyone covered it pretty well. I will add that people just don't share their pizza with the Hippy often enough.
George Orwell once pointed out that there is no similarity between a sheep standing on its hind legs and a man ... But a flock of sheep standing on their hind legs and a crowd of men are identical.
If you've ever attended a union meeting or a political rally you'll probably agree with him.
People tend to have limited sight or vision metaphorically speaking.
That which is right in front of them, and is centered around the needs of the "Self" are easier for the impulsive brain to address . . . So many are on "Auto-Pilot" in regards to thoughts, deeds and action.
You are a man of deep contemplation and although you also have impulsive tendencies, you've learned to temper it with thinking that goes further then yourself. You understand that this life and this moment are all you have so you cherish it and try to get the most you can while you are here.
I could go down the whole "The majority of people are indoctrinated to think that the temporal life is a 'Throw Away' life compared to the eternal one after death, so why bother investing any real effort . . . ."