It Is In Man's Nature To Destroy Himself?

“Inhumanity, n.  One of the signal and characteristic qualities of humanity.” - Ambrose Bierce 
A 4th murder victim by a serial killer in Tampa, Florida.
A gunman kills four and injures two children at a Northern California Elementary school.
The gunman, in a stolen car, appeared to pick victims at random.

Was he born this way?
Did he learn to vent his rage by example of parents, entertainment, 

or are we all born with a nature that will destroy others and ourselves?

Is it culture?
American newspapers and Chinese newspapers write of mass slayings differently,

When American reporters write about them,

they focus on the flawed characters of the killers, 

saying they are mentally unstable, darkly disturbed, or had a bad temper. 

Chinese reporters, however, 

point to the strained relationships in the killers’ lives, 

noting that they were socially isolated and didn’t get along with their victims.

 
 Our children seem to lose their innocence early, and once lost, it is gone forever.

Is that the explanation?  

We have lost touch with our hearts and so fail to cherish anything?

Perhaps we need to strive  to see as a child again. 


  What do you think  the secret to a whole life is?