Indonesia is painfully letting East Timor go, and now Aceh and several other regions want out as well. Conclusion Don t be discouraged. Some three-quarters of the world s current inhabitants have never personally experienced war or severe unrest. Almost everywhere, life expectancy, and the standard of living, are rising steadily. Science, medicine, and agriculture have stayed well ahead of any Malthusian disaster.
Commerce can foster a large degree of social harmony, otherwise impossible with isolated societies.
However, no secular organization can fully accomplish this, though many have tried. No external entity can impose unity upon humanity s proud and disparate peoples. Unificationists know the answer. It was first detailed in a tiny shack in Pusan almost fifty years ago. Only a God centered world family can be truly harmonious.