Suicidal Societies

I always found social studies amazing, interesting, and intriguing. Part of that interest is how Islam solved the problem versus how people solved it.

In Islam, as I think and believe it to be, problems solved based on individual instructions that serves the best of both individual and society. More over, it always seems a win-win situation for the individual, since mostly everything is encouraged by a rewards of Heaven and higher levels in Heaven. It's hard for me here to give an example, since I aint no scholar or a thinker; thus, I wont have my head totally wrapped around any specific topic. Therefore, I rather not talk about an issue and not give the real Islamic perspective, then I will be in trouble.


But, I have to say that societies, when not ruled by a divine religion, or not following the already existing divine path, have suicidal tendencies. No, I don't mean suicidal individuals. I mean the society behavior only takes it to self-destruction.

People's ability to see the problems in a society is under-rated. You ask how? or why don't they fix it, then? or what is my proof? Well, society exaggerate the problems by identifying it and then figuring out specific solutions to protect their individuals. These solutions usually only focus on the individual, which usually ends up hurting the society in general. So, had they not identified a problem, they would've not have those solutions to protect their individual. May be society is not smart enough to realize the root of a problem, yes; but it definitely recognizes the branches of that core. Some may argue that trying to correct the symptoms of a problem rather than the core of it leads the society to a closed loop or closed circle where they repeat themselves, staying at their place neither moving forward or backward; however, as I see it, society destroys itself by that. It's not a closed circle; it is a downhill path.

That's what a bitter engineer thinks of the society he lives in. Probably, you are laughing now, and thinking what does he know. It's all right, because I am not trying to preach to anyone. I am just me, and that's what I think.