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With the invention of man came a myriad of difficulty and distress. When the first australopithecine gained it bipedal wings and set sail on the journey to societal grandeur, origin was not an issue. Complex societies emerged and spirituality often served as a road map to success. Siddhartha Guatama rolled out the 8 Fold Path and the Homo Sapiens followed, as the wise beings they were. Mohammad advised his own followers from an arabian cave and Abraham guided his kin through the red sea. People and technologies continued to evolve into better versions of themselves. There seemed to be a certain cultural unity that fueled a near unanimous peace. People seemed "color blind", agreeable, and understanding. Soon though, things got out of hand when people grappled with designs that our founding fathers hadn't planned. Power and ownership took over the world and with it went the peace. There was schism upon schism amongst mankind and a bitter hatred settled over the earth. But why? We hated people for their skin color. The Apartheid and Triangular Trade drove the world into calamity. Millions of peopled died in the name of the very religions that once coexisted in harmony. World Wars were fought and concentration camps rose and fell like a revolving door and were holding pens where innocent people were treated like animals. We need to return to our foundation and reestablish the very principles we lived by thousands of years ago. The key to acceptance is tolerance and the key to tolerance is the abandonment of ignorance. People must reunite and say, "I don't tolerate you. I accept you."
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