You made it rather clear and I could only add "amen"...

Your quote at the beginning basically says it all.
I often talk to my father and some friends that the only way humans will learn what's really important in life is by suffering various global disasters that affect all, including those hiding behind their powerful fortresses... maybe if we are able to survive some thousand more years we could reach the light in our minds.

While we are killing each other, maybe mother earth has something to say, something to teach us since we are only dust in an infinite universe. The Universe may have our destiny written down but we aren't able to see it because of greed.

Cheers