Last week I heard that two companies have developed vaccines that are over 90% effective in curing the Covid-19 virus. And they did it in record time: in less than a year. It doesn't surprise me that this happened because I believe that humans can accomplish anything if they learn to work together toward a common goal.
But looking beyond the virus, what other problems could the world accomplish if everyone decided to work in unison? What if researchers and governments decided to join together and wipe out drug addictions and alcoholism?
I know it can be done; in fact there is already a trend to decriminalize drugs in countries around the world. And in some states here in the U.S. While it may take a few decades to bring common sense to society, I believe that this will be the norm: rather that putting people in cages because they try to solve their problems with substances, we someday will send social workers to help them work through their issues. Instead of them seeing parole officers or judges they will go to counseling sessions and learn new coping skills. Society will teach them new ways to live rather than send to them away from their families and the real world. Some people were never nutured or taught to live an ethical life.
Moving on from drugs, society could teach people how to escape poverty and the ghettos. Someone had the bright idea that everyone needs to go to college to succeed. And I think that those who want to become doctors or lawyers or scientists should do this- in fact they must. But someone who wants to start their own business could learn all the skills they need in a trade school - which many millionaires have done.
If we can work for the common good there's nothing we can't achieve. We've already seen this in many areas of the world. We need to see it keep growing.
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