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The world is not perfect. It started out as a simple place where no one was doing harm to anyone. However, after years of pain and suffering people began to increase their thirst for revenge and became more greedy. The world became more competitive and less cooperative.
The world is still not perfect, but it is getting better. People are realizing that revenge is not the answer for every problem. Instead, they are choosing to deal with problems maturely and cooperatively.
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