Divisive Forces and Elements

Something as massive and strong as a rock can be split by seemingly negligible forces and elements. It takes only one small fissure, one small crack, to provide an opening through which these divisive forces and elements may enter the rock and begin their destructive work. And once inside, if nothing is done to arrest that ruinous process, the rock, mighty as it may be, will ultimately split and break. In some ways a society is like a rock. It may be prodigious, strong and sound. But if one small crack develops within it, and nothing is done to repair the crack, forces and elements that once seemed insignificant and harmless can enter into it, and over time, destroy it. A society, however, differs from a rock in one important respect. A society is made up of living organisms, human beings, and is therefore itself a living organism. And as such, unlike a rock, it is capable of taking corrective action. It can fix itself--if it has a mind to.