An Alien World

To make an alien world, we must do one thing. And one only. It's more than regarding our neighbours as those we do unto as we wish ourselves, but do it more highly and better than what we want for ourselves? We speak of having to travel to other planets to seek out a place to live that is more hospitable than our beautiful earth. We have everything we need right here and if we think about it, we have it for only about one hundred years. Each. For each of us, that's about the time limit of our brief stay on earth. What came before and will go on after we leave earth is not within our control no matter what our wills and wishes. Even if we plan our future pathways beyond our times, conditions change. Who would have dreamed that a tiny virus could both infect and affect an entire globe? Only scifi advocates. In some ways, it, the pandemic, should have brought us together globally, but as soon as the panic subsided, in flew the politicians and their side harping, the commercialists and their money whining and the blamers and their spite. Such, are we human beings. Apparently. But if we could have all of our wishes, wouldn't the planet be a place were everyone behaved kindly and cooperatively and helpfully, one where there were no poor or homeless or vast differences between the self-indulgent rich and the  poverty stricken living daily in misery? What if we could see our enemies and those who need our help and listening and be beside them in love for them. To listen to them and hear their side and they, ours? What if everyone had the same amount of money, no matter what we did, and that everyone resided in a place where everyone else mattered, never mind  their so-called "colours" and beliefs and capacities? Where our children did not hear about "them" and "us" but about "us" only. We would all be "us" and every one of "us" would be equal. What if in schools we all learned how to help one another instead of such as trigonometry unless it applied to our work? What if lessons were about health and well-being and nutrition and being nice to one another? What if those talented in music and sports and art were not paid and neither were business executives and there were no tickets to anything. We would go to enjoy the talent of others freely. We wouldn't take anything from anyone and money wouldn't be needed because nothing would cost money due to profit-taking disappearing from the world?  What if advertising was passe and all goods were available to all without the fuss of brand names? What if buildings for food provision were open and everyone had no need to have more than anyone else? What if fashion were simple garments that were comfortable and shoes plain and cars not owned but used. Colour could be your favorite for sure, but otherwise, there would be no differences. What if all children were with one parent and job sharing saw parents taking turns to be always with their children? There would be no legal costs because crime would deflate since no one would have more than anyone else. What if there was no need for war because the earth would be open to all and what one's beliefs were, were okay with everyone else even if they didn't wish to participate? What if all sexes and choices of that kind were okay, too?  Kindness would be the key to those who did actions that were not suitable and love would their punishment. What if I woke up and found that none of it were true and the day began with a news report?