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There is no Judgement in Nature, no right And wrong, no lies Or hatred, only the Legitimacy of survival, The struggle of hunger And the fight to continue ... Singularly, and as a species. We worry so about chaos and The return to savagery, but which Is more brutal, to kill for the sake Of survival, or to kill for the purpose Of acquisition and greed? We observe The "cold indifference" of the life-and- Death struggle of the less "enlightened" Creatures with an air of superiority and Dominance, yet is it more remarkable to Dominate for the sake of survival, or for the Sake of selfishness and exploitation? Perhaps A return to our origins and the basics of survival Is what we need. It could certainly be argued that Our intelligence and technology and dominance has Not been a good thing for our world OR it's creatures, And it could be easily argued that it hasn't TRULY been For the benefit of our OWN species, either ... just look at The world we have created, and the scars we have left on Ourselves, our beautiful planet, and everything and everyone ON it.

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Date: 5/10/2017 11:03:00 AM
Yessir, well said, Primacy, good title! Never a question if I will enjoy your writing, this provokes much thought, and indignation!
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/15/2017 5:43:00 PM
Thank you so much, John - much appreciated!
Date: 5/10/2017 7:59:00 AM
Amen. 7
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/15/2017 5:42:00 PM
Thanks, Maureen!
Date: 5/10/2017 12:05:00 AM
Thank you. Not many words are needed here... I completely agree. So much truth in your brilliant way of writing, as always.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/15/2017 5:42:00 PM
Thank you kindly, Darren!

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