"Mirror, Mirror..."

Truth of Nature must hold a mirror to my own human nature.
A mirror tells no lies; but it is not same as what we read of it.
What does wisdom tell us? We are of the same weight as an earthworm or a coyote. But do we read it so?
We read from the mirror of Nature what our unbridled appetites tell us. " We are the privileged lot," so would an American redneck say," manifest destiny of our nation, and all that."
What the Christian Right would claim? " God has put the earth under our control". Naturally a theology tailor made to justify the greed of many would be found. Am I exaggerating? Look at all those preachers in the last four decades who were caught in the web of their own deceit, lust and sleaze. (If one crook prayerfully claims God will take his life if he cannot raise $80 m. what happens? Some 80 million fools would be there to put up the money for him. Religion will become a never ending circus.) We see here wisdom and power each working out of control.
Whence came all these wars and clash of 'civilizations'? Our hatred for beliefs of another is man- made. Our causes are rooted on Self and not on Life.
With such a skewed intellect we have only caused misery all around. That is how we have exercised power.
benny