A New World Order

Unless you have come out of a de-cade-long coma re-cently, you doubt-less have heard the terms
“World Order,” One World Order,” or “New World Order.”

Some may dispute whether a purposeful and bona fide effort is being made to formulate and implement such an order; however, may I suggest to you that the very existence of a United Nations serves as definite and material proof that more than a casual effort is being expended to create one. Moreover, the words “world order” seem to be issuing forth from politicians mouths with ever-increasing regularity these days.

It is not my intention at this time to call into question whether the implementation of a one world order is vitally necessary or not. In my opinion, it is not a world order that we should be in fear of. Indeed, a world order may actually be a good idea.

The question, rather, that we currently should be asking ourselves is whether we have advanced sufficiently as human beings to provide the kind of leadership necessary to successfully run a world order; that is, run it in a manner and on a basis whereby we all are much better off with it than without it.

Human beings, after all, have grave, serious and obvious flaws and limitations. For example, we still are greedy; we still are selfish; we still are petty; we still are intolerant; we still are hateful; we still are imperious; we still are stupid.

Who, therefore, from among us would possess the moral and intellectual qualifications to lead and manage such a powerful and colossal organization? Who and where are the wise and self-sacrificing elder statesmen fit to take on such an important and challenging task--Bill Clinton, George Bush, Al Gore, Dick Cheney?

When you look at it that way, the idea of a new world order seems rather ludicrous, doesn’t it? And also very premature.

My opinion? Let’s wait awhile. Maybe if we’re lucky, in a thousand years or so, an honorable man may come along.

In the meantime, consider this: “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.”