The number one problem in the human race is that we believe that pain is love and that pain makes us good, we can't let go of pain because we think it serves us.  We become dedicated to perpetuating it and defending it within ourselves.   We are convinced that if we let go of pain and go in the direction of pleasure, we will be a menace to society, we will be bad, we will be forsaken, and we will be unlovable.

We will only solve this problem within the human race if we solve it within ourselves.  We can only solve it within ourselves if we are willing to recognize it and allow ourselves in our own individual lives to prioritize joy above all else, and go in the direction of joy.  We will only solve this problem if we give permission to others to do the same.  We really are a precious species.  We hold onto and defend our pain at all costs because we think our pain makes us good and we want so badly to be good so that we can be loved.  But pain and suffering is not love; it the opposite of love and pain and suffering does not make us good.  In fact at the heart of every serial killer, child abuser, rapist, gang member, criminal, mass murderer and war monger is pain and suffering.