An indiscriminate Earth - Or the platonic existence of eternal peace - A poem

I went to the moon Last night, In a newly built starship

When I looked back from its surface towards the sky, I saw the earth

The gigantic mesmerizing blue ball in the sky, with all of its clouds

All of its Green and brown and All of its blue.

I couldn't take my eyes off. Yes, it moved slowly

Slower than a speed of a car, slower than the speed of a mobile phone

Slower than a ship, a sheep or a bullet out of an AK47

I stared at it a half an hour and That was all I saw!

Earth

I didn't see my house, in a tiny corner of the street, I did not see the street either.

Didn't see my Garden where the tiny bees flew over yellow Dandelions

I didn't see my village or my parents' house, where they lived all their lives

Neither I could see the church where they went to pray each and every day.

I did not see my Neighbours, or the college where I went for thirteen years.

The lake was not visible where I visited last summer on vacation, not with the boats

I did not see my town, surrounded by the beautiful misty mountains.

I did not see Old Mcdonalds farm or his pigs' hens or cows.

I could not see the boundaries of our land, where the war was going on for decades

I could not see the dust from grenades when they blast or the war cemeteries

Where dead bodies were buried in Perfect rows.

I did not see roads, backyards, five-star hotels by the beach or the big walls separated them from fishermen's huts.

I saw no discrimination. As humanity was very small, microscopic compared to Earth.

I was sure they were there, the happiness sadness, wealth and poverty, and the greed of humanity which drives them all

If I had a microscope of a cosmic scale I would see the news on TV, of the death of a politician, who was shot dead by a commoner.

Milkyway - Cosmic scale

But last night, before I woke up today morning,

I did not have discrimination, as I was on the moon, in my dream.

I said to myself, maybe, maybe the Earth is still a better place, to be

If we look at the big picture. Maybe, no need to travel anywhere else

As long as we all are able to see the big picture.

Epilogue: The indiscriminate earth.

It was only couple of days before I saw riots breaking out in parts of Netherlands, against immigrants, legal and illegal. It seems although how much we boast about development, we fear to share our resources with other humans living on the other side of the same rock, which is called earth. If we forget the fact that we are separated by kilometers, instead measured in light years, essentially there is no distance between you and me, when we consider the closest star in the sky. Proxima Centauri.

We are living in an isolated corner of the universe. We are lucky to have company of our own and animals around us. As just beyond the sky is eternal darkness and unbreakable silence for light years. So, what are we expecting by fighting with our Neighbours, for whatever the stupid reason, little bit of mineral? Gold? space? Its illogical irrational and stupid. Yet, I do not disagree to the fact that it is unavoidable too. Because we chose to play with each other on these games of life, inevitably we have to choose a side. Often whatever which party feels closer to us. As there is not yet a threat from the sky, from the Gods or Alean's, threatening our existence, we would fight for our resources among ourselves in these arbitrary groups.

But today I am lucky, to step away from the play, which ordinary man calls living, and comment as a silent observer, a philosopher inviting you to join me and enjoy the platonic existence of eternal peace in an indiscriminate earth.