Humanity is Awesome

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Perhaps one of the greatest quotes in American history. Neil Armstrong will not be forgotten.

This quote, although iconic, has so much more meaning to what people credit it to. In fact, this quote is quite reminiscent of humanity in its entirety. When you sit back and reflect on what we as humans have accomplished, it can be monumentally disappointing. Out of all of the intuition we possess, we have been able to create some of the most evil and cruel concepts. We have the capacity to take away other human's lives, the ability to deceive and to break hearts, the mindset to cheat and steal and be so self centered that nothing else matters and a caste system is formed. Corruption has worked its way into humanity, ignorance and regret, ultimate sins that we all look back in retrospect that are simply evil. Even to think about the concept of war, fighting with another human being for a lost cause...the sorrow flows throughout the body even thinking about such tyranny.

But don't get me wrong. Humanity is awesome.

Look around. Look at what we have been able to accomplish with our ingenuity and our dedication. We have created a world that simply radiates with abundant accomplishment. We have forged great nations and have become a species like none other. As humans, we have so much talent, so much compassion and so much to live for, things that truly make humanity something to be proud of. We have harnessed the vastness of the universe, discovered the origins of our own existence, and simply accomplished the impossible. The human race has yet to uncover some of the most incredible things that our minds aren't even capable of trying to comprehend the unfathomable secrets that this unpredictable universe has to offer for us. Humanity has so much left for us to learn.

Keep leaping.