Saturday, May 23, 2009

Just Another Species, Yet

Survival is a talent. Everyday we prove this. From waking up in the morning to going bed at night, we do chores of things that other animals don’t. For us, life is not just mere foraging for food and mating. Since we invented agriculture, we began to move away from nature. We gave up hunting and gathering and nomadic life. Groups of humans living together formed society. Initial knack of doing things spawned specialists who later gave rise to classes and professions.

Our forefathers came to know that agriculture and seasonal change are intricately linked. They culled seeds and knew which grow when. This knowledge in the shape of rudimentary agriculture was the first stepping stone of modern human civilization. Winter gives way to spring. And spring to summer. We yearn for every season. We have developed unique ability to adapt to any season. Humans have spread from North Pole to South Pole. Though we are dense around the equator, we show our dominance in temperate and colder regions.

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