I have recently been reading about how man has lost his way from nature and togetherness. That kind of makes it sound less than what it is...kind of...well, completely. It harkens back to the hunter-gatherer age. People relied on nature, did not worry about the future, and lived more harmoniously with each other. The Earth was plentiful and man enjoyed it without depleting it. This is presented in contrast the rise of farmers and concentrated populations.
Have we lost something by gaining an individuality and utilizing ever increasing technologies that deplete the planet more and more? I find it a tough call to make. The visual journey from hunter-gatherer to the present involves countless atrocities committed against nature and man. It drove me to depression. How amazing would things be if even the last 2 centuries of human development hadn't happened. So much has died and we are having to more and more adapt to a relatively barren planet. There is no shame, no lament, for what happens everyday in the name of development. What is the benefit?
The ascent of the individual identity is truly unique and interesting if taken for a planetary perspective. No other species is as individualized as man and contemplates existence as we do. There is a beauty to it. If you just think about this, you have accomplished something that no other living thing on this planet can do. Yet, we spend more time thinking about things and consumption that this beauty is lost. We can rebuild our common heritage by simply recognizing it. Life does not have to be a war.
This technology is killing us. The more we reach for, the more we produce, the less we will be able to build, or rebuild, in the future. I am loathe to say "critical point" where we can't go back. But, if it is not approaching now, then when? There must be a way to revalue all that is. The past is dead, it does not exist to be worshipped. Yet, we need to stop worshipping ourselves, and start appreciating all that is around us and all that we can connect to.
Salvation comes in destroying the trade-off between technology and communality.
2 comments:
My giant penis also needs to be considered in your analysis.
who is this lame anonymous leaving the obnoxious not funny posts
not sure there really is a critical point...the earth is still stronger than humans & will last well after humans die out...likely renewing itself in the process
what ure asking for is virtually impossible on a global, much less continental level. but u do find it in smaller places.
u should move (or at least visit) places like iceland
new zealand, scandinavia may be others
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