I often wonder why humanity has a propensity for steering sociopaths into positions of power.

I had a dream the other night; most of the specifics have faded into obscurity, but I think it was about a theoretically harmonic society. My one clear recollection was that only good people, who didn’t want to lead, were put in charge. It would be a great Sound meditationstress to these people, so their term would be short. Each past leader would serve as the next leader’s adviser, ensuring a smooth transition and experience at the helm. But it was just a dream, and the rest of my delusion-inspired, conceptualized society has been lost, swallowed by the cosmic ether. I think the Syria situation, and the international drama that swirls about it, was the germ of my dream.

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The Syria situation is frightening, and I think humanity, as a global society, must develop new solutions to deal with problems. The knee-jerk, violent reaction is an age-old trap; anger is natural, but violence begets more violence, ad nauseam…

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“Anger that is motivated by compassion or a desire to correct social injustice, and does not seek to harm the other person, is a good anger that is worth having.”
The Dalai Lama, from The (Justifiably) Angry Marxist

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