Many years ago there was a book called "The Ascent of Man" by Jacob Bronowski. In one of chapters he stated that when humankind was spending all its waking hours gathering nuts, berries, and vegetables, we did not have time to develop what we know now as "civilization." But once we discovered that we could eat meat, a concentrated form of protein, we could give up the gathering lifestyle and had more time on our hands.... time to create civilization, poetry, art, music, industry, and much more.
BTW, the title "The Ascent of Man" was a direct response to Darwin's book, "The Descent of Man."
Ah the good old days. Heh, I was watching an old TV movie with a young niece a few years ago and she asked why it wasn't in color? I told her with a straight face that they didn't invent color until just a few years before she was born, that life was in black and white when I was a kid. The look on her face was magnificent.... and she believed that for a few weeks until her daddy (my brother) informed her otherwise. Hey, SOMEONE has to be the fun, weird uncle in a family, right?
Many years ago there was a book called "The Ascent of Man" by Jacob Bronowski. In one of chapters he stated that when humankind was spending all its waking hours gathering nuts, berries, and vegetables, we did not have time to develop what we know now as "civilization." But once we discovered that we could eat meat, a concentrated form of protein, we could give up the gathering lifestyle and had more time on our hands.... time to create civilization, poetry, art, music, industry, and much more.
BTW, the title "The Ascent of Man" was a direct response to Darwin's book, "The Descent of Man."
I remember watching that series on tv; so long ago it was in black and white.
Ah the good old days. Heh, I was watching an old TV movie with a young niece a few years ago and she asked why it wasn't in color? I told her with a straight face that they didn't invent color until just a few years before she was born, that life was in black and white when I was a kid. The look on her face was magnificent.... and she believed that for a few weeks until her daddy (my brother) informed her otherwise. Hey, SOMEONE has to be the fun, weird uncle in a family, right?
That is awesome!!!! Congrats for about a week. Actually that’s impressive.