No One Owns The Water

I always wonder how humans managed to cause so much

pain and destruction in our world. 

I wanted to ask, what would our world be like if the indigenous 

way of life would have become the dominant one across society?

I realized that required some investigation.  Here is the result:

"Indigenous peoples were not universally nonviolent —  but many had highly advanced systems of peacemaking, conflict resolution, and ethical restraints on violence that often exceeded those of colonial societies."  

The problem, as I see it, stems back to the fact that:

"Large-scale, destructive war became far more common only after: the introduction of European weapons,

massive population disruptions, resource displacement, forced removals, and colonial pressure that destabilized traditional systems."

So I come back to my original question. Which has long haunted me.

And my question is this:  Is there any way we can 

heal the vast mistakes of the past and return our societies

to ones with "highly advanced systems of peacemaking,

conflict resolution, and ethical restraints on violence?"

Isn't that worth looking into?

Isn't that the ultimate intention of democracy? 

Isn't that what true equality is all about?

Cooperation rather than domination?

I'd say we're working on it.  Yes, we still have a long, long way to go,

but many, many of us are working on it.

We're in this together and we can make it happen.

Namaste'