To each his own shit. I use the term 'his' but I also refer to the female gender. So to each her own shit too. We are all born into different parts of the world, into different families and cultures and traditions. Into different castes if you may.
Some excel at the very only system they are forced to be apart of, not because they are better but because they are lucky enough that it works for them. Others either spend their entire lives convincing themselves it's the right thing to do or fuck it and pursuit what they believe is right for them. That is provided they know what they want in the first place. Most spend their entire lives doing what they are suppose to do that they die never knowing what they actually wanted for themselves in the first place.
Man was never a race of settlers. We were suppose to be hunter-gatherers who move on to other spots when game become scarce in one. But over the years we have learnt to accommodate each other and tolerate being in a society. We learnt to farm and rare domesticated animals for food. What followed over the generations was a shift in our focus and aim in life, and ultimately what it all means to be human.
Hunter-gatherers are nomads. They travelled in small groups, families mostly. Their main goal was to find a spot where food was abundant, settle for a while and move on to better places when food dwindle. Being so, their aim was always to rebuild their homes, hunt and gather. They were always on their toes so when the place start to feel uncomfortable due to weather and disaster they could quickly pack up and move on. Change was not only acceptable, it was the very essence of their daily lives in such they would definitely perish without first having to embrace it.
They have seen more of the world, met more different people and made more friends randomly than settlers. They learnt all areas of survival, from bushcraft to spontaneous barter. They change themselves according to places and situations more easily. None of them own lands and rivers and islands because none of them would ever think of staying longer than they should. When the time arises they would move on and allow the Earth to replenish what they took, and hopefully other groups of nomads would have more resources to harvest when they arrive at the spot.
But they will never learn to thrive. They will never move up from what we now relate to as Maslow's Pyramid. There would be no technology and science and economics and currency and the Olympics. No countries no Comparative Advantage no established culture and tradition.
So humanity decided to settle. We built cities and had kings and elected governments and started specialising in fields. We now have education systems, democracy, trade centers, currencies, fisheries departments, Euro 2012, organisations and giant monuments to give thanks to those who excelled in each of these areas.
But humans will never change one thing embedded deep in their instincts. No education and refinement will ever change this barbaric urge. It is greed. Greed is both good and bad. Without greed humanity would never survive this long. But greed was what caused wars. Some may disagree and claim it was religion, but religion was misused by the greedy in the first place.
The nomads would never have been greedy. They would never have moved up Maslow's Pyramid to the point where they start being greedy. It would have always been the issue of survival for them. They would never get comfortable and start comparing the size of their land to that of others, and therefore would never have thought of conquering other lands. They would not have built high-tech machinaries that made their lives better and gave them more time to hate other people.
Now all people are thinking of is moving up the society-ladder. From posh mansions to fancy cars to expensive clothing they honestly don't know how to appreciate. Everything becomes something they can have to fit into a society they desire to be a part of. They then get greedy and want more, always to the extend of taking it from others. Because the idea of being better than someone is only possible when there are people worse off than you. And what better way to do that than to take from everyone else.
Change becomes a foreign language, unnecessary and always avoided when possible. People do not know how to adapt to situations because there are so many machines now being created to adapt to us. We get comfortable with our surroundings so much that the thought of change becomes scary, the idea of uncertainty is undesirable and nobody take risks anymore. Life then becomes an endless cycle of familiar routines.
People stop moving out of their shitty situations because they get comfortable and keep convincing themselves that it is not that bad after all. They stop thinking and acting out of the box because after awhile they forget how its done. They secure stable jobs because they don't see the fun in tackling the unknown anymore. But every once in a while a small percentage of them would rise from all these complacency, and tell themselves "Fuck this shit, I make my own destiny." These are the people who shape the world. These are the visionaries who make a difference in everyone else's lives. So to each his own shit.
Some excel at the very only system they are forced to be apart of, not because they are better but because they are lucky enough that it works for them. Others either spend their entire lives convincing themselves it's the right thing to do or fuck it and pursuit what they believe is right for them. That is provided they know what they want in the first place. Most spend their entire lives doing what they are suppose to do that they die never knowing what they actually wanted for themselves in the first place.
Man was never a race of settlers. We were suppose to be hunter-gatherers who move on to other spots when game become scarce in one. But over the years we have learnt to accommodate each other and tolerate being in a society. We learnt to farm and rare domesticated animals for food. What followed over the generations was a shift in our focus and aim in life, and ultimately what it all means to be human.
Hunter-gatherers are nomads. They travelled in small groups, families mostly. Their main goal was to find a spot where food was abundant, settle for a while and move on to better places when food dwindle. Being so, their aim was always to rebuild their homes, hunt and gather. They were always on their toes so when the place start to feel uncomfortable due to weather and disaster they could quickly pack up and move on. Change was not only acceptable, it was the very essence of their daily lives in such they would definitely perish without first having to embrace it.
They have seen more of the world, met more different people and made more friends randomly than settlers. They learnt all areas of survival, from bushcraft to spontaneous barter. They change themselves according to places and situations more easily. None of them own lands and rivers and islands because none of them would ever think of staying longer than they should. When the time arises they would move on and allow the Earth to replenish what they took, and hopefully other groups of nomads would have more resources to harvest when they arrive at the spot.
But they will never learn to thrive. They will never move up from what we now relate to as Maslow's Pyramid. There would be no technology and science and economics and currency and the Olympics. No countries no Comparative Advantage no established culture and tradition.
So humanity decided to settle. We built cities and had kings and elected governments and started specialising in fields. We now have education systems, democracy, trade centers, currencies, fisheries departments, Euro 2012, organisations and giant monuments to give thanks to those who excelled in each of these areas.
But humans will never change one thing embedded deep in their instincts. No education and refinement will ever change this barbaric urge. It is greed. Greed is both good and bad. Without greed humanity would never survive this long. But greed was what caused wars. Some may disagree and claim it was religion, but religion was misused by the greedy in the first place.
The nomads would never have been greedy. They would never have moved up Maslow's Pyramid to the point where they start being greedy. It would have always been the issue of survival for them. They would never get comfortable and start comparing the size of their land to that of others, and therefore would never have thought of conquering other lands. They would not have built high-tech machinaries that made their lives better and gave them more time to hate other people.
Now all people are thinking of is moving up the society-ladder. From posh mansions to fancy cars to expensive clothing they honestly don't know how to appreciate. Everything becomes something they can have to fit into a society they desire to be a part of. They then get greedy and want more, always to the extend of taking it from others. Because the idea of being better than someone is only possible when there are people worse off than you. And what better way to do that than to take from everyone else.
Change becomes a foreign language, unnecessary and always avoided when possible. People do not know how to adapt to situations because there are so many machines now being created to adapt to us. We get comfortable with our surroundings so much that the thought of change becomes scary, the idea of uncertainty is undesirable and nobody take risks anymore. Life then becomes an endless cycle of familiar routines.
People stop moving out of their shitty situations because they get comfortable and keep convincing themselves that it is not that bad after all. They stop thinking and acting out of the box because after awhile they forget how its done. They secure stable jobs because they don't see the fun in tackling the unknown anymore. But every once in a while a small percentage of them would rise from all these complacency, and tell themselves "Fuck this shit, I make my own destiny." These are the people who shape the world. These are the visionaries who make a difference in everyone else's lives. So to each his own shit.
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