Humans are born selfish. So many examples from history have reflected our greed and our insatiable desire to fulfill our selfish needs. We, as a race, seem incapable of getting along without the discipline of organized society to lead us. Even so, society is imperfect, beset by inequalities and discrimination, where the disadvantaged are stuck in their lot while the rich continue to get richer. Today, the world is fragmented into thousands of smaller communities, all blinded by ambition and thirst for power. This division creates conflict after conflict without end, and the world cannot be safe for anyone. 

Hope is fragile, for we are living in one of the most trying times in history to achieve global collaboration. 

Nevertheless, hope still exists—that one day, human beings will come together under the banner of selfless ideals.

Jayden Joon Young Lee