Cruelty

This quote is from Richard Dawkins on the 1st episode of his TV programme on Darwin:

The total amount of suffering in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute it takes me to say these words, thousands of animals are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, feeling teeth sink into their throats. Thousands are dying from starvation or disease or feeling a parasite rasping away from within. There is no central authority; no safety net. For most animals the reality of life is struggling, suffering and death.

Excuse me, can I have a go too?

The total amount of suffering in the human world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute it takes me to type these words, more than one new person will enter a life of human trafficking and slavery, one woman will die due to complications from childbirth, five people will become infected with HIV and eighteen children will die from poverty, hunger, easily preventable diseases and illnesses. There is no central authority; no safety net. For most humans the reality of life is struggling, suffering and death.