Dialogue - Losing Humanity :: Dialogue Conversation Essays

Dialogue - Losing HumanityWeve lost, havent we? her dark look turned to him, not pleading, not appealing, but merely stating the undeniable truth.Davids heart wrenched at the outlet of innocence, and ultimately, the loss of hope, he saw in that gaze. Sera had been his source of inspiration so many times in the past that David was half-afraid that hed used up so frequently of her spark himself that hed left none for her. To see her so bitter, so hopeless like this, cut him deep.Humanity, I mean. Mankind, people - whatever. Weve failed. Were not going to make it, her eyes drifted meaningfully down to the crowd of racist protesters on the street below them.Their cries had reached a crescendo now and they were battering human dummies with their placards. Sera knew what would happen next. In a few minutes, the dummies would be alight and the protesters would be cheering, and eventually, when their excitement had died down a little, theyd go to a pub and get boisterously drunk, without a thought to the demise they had caused. Shed seen the same scene so many times before. So had the history of mankind.Who knows, kid? David shrugged, his own eyes distant. The part of us that does these things is the same part that makes us human, the part that got us down from the trees in the first place.Sera snorted bitterly. Theres irony for you, her gaze drifted erst more - but to the sky this time rather than the protesters Were no better, y know. Weve been facial expression down on these people the same way that theyve been looking down on us. We dont burn dummies in the streets, but its still the same. Her dark eyes shifted once again, this time oceanrching for something in Davids gaze. Understanding perhaps. Them and us, David. Thats what this is all about. It should be just us, but its not. Thats where humanity falls down.Her eyes drifted back to the horizon and David reached out and mildly took her small hand in his big one. He cleared his throat awkwardly, capturing he r gaze, and though his words were casually said, his eyes were intense. Darlin, I know Im not simply educated, but Ive been around awhile. And if theres one thing Ive learnt its that as long as there is one person left in the match, theres a chance the fight can be won, he said, his gaze flicking to the particular section of the horizon shed been looking at a little while before - the part where the sea met the sky.