I’ve been thinking about us these days. Not you and me (though tell me about yourself and I’ll do that too), I was referring to us humans.
History is an incredible part of our current existence, don’t you agree? It waits patiently for us to mess up and misinterpret exactly what the past has been trying to tell us all along in hopes that one day, one day when we’ll choose to listen instead of assume, it’ll be right there with books less boring than our textbooks and finds more daring than the catacombs.
But no, this isn’t actually about the praises of history even though that shall be done too, some day.
No, this is about homo-sapiens. Every single moment in time points towards rash, rushed decisions which almost always end up in a dramatic showcase of unity, from both good and evil. However, what if there’s an invisible thread which unites all of our hidden consciences together? Let’s take an example to clear the clouds a bit. Suppose, I manage to convince myself of the existence of such a thread with such an intense argument that I somehow force the link to transmit my ideas to whosoever is linked with me, and the both of us continue to ponder over such a possibility, only unknowingly working the link, unaware of the millions of people we’ve managed to connect with.
Too twisted? I mentioned history for a reason. The beginning of civilizations, the settlement of huge empires, wars, sufferings, the renaissance, they happened consecutively, and my timeline might be a bit messed up but that has been the pattern since almost forever.
Tell me, how did so many humans, living on totally opposite sides of the planet, suddenly decide to give up their wild ways only to take up a life of pause, very closely in time in an era where there was a very minute chance of such a long distance communication?
Why did the Indus suddenly see the growth of a large population of skilled people around the time when Egypt, Mesopotamia (the Sumerians, initially) and China (Shangs) did too?
Why did the French revolution suddenly somehow change the entire value of silence towards oppression in a world which was content in surviving with injustice?
And how, pray tell, did a few poets and scientists manage to change the thinking of a community which was rather known for its rigidity and ignorance towards logic?
You see, history, written by humans, will offer many plausible explanations but so do conspiracy theories, don’t they?
But maybe, to change the world, to put an end to all the orthodox practices still existing in our society and to lead humanity to a bright, sustainable future, we need to absolutely convince and defeat ourselves first. Yes, that was the entire point of this seemingly long but super interesting passage.
If you don’t find yourself swayed yet, perhaps I should work on convincing myself in order to give the link a boost;)
I sincerely hope you see what I did there. Until next time, reader.
