Margaret Mead is an American anthropologist. No one is supposed to like him in this judgmental age. Let me tell you a story of his wisdom today.
Many years ago he was asked, how do you think civilization began? What is the first sign of civilization in a place or society or state?
As an anthropologist, Margaret's job is to study human behavior, to connect the past with the present, to unravel the mysteries of human survival, and to write about them. So it is natural that he can say well about the signs of civilization.
But the answer he gave was strange, very strange. He said, “Civilization in a country, society or tribe starts from the day a broken leg (run or Thai part) of an animal starts to get better and becomes completely better. Wherever a broken leg of an animal recovers, it must be understood that there has been a coup d'etat. ”
No head of this answer was understood. The person who asked the question was confused and said, "Madame, open the matter a little." You mean, like, broken legs? '
He said, “What happened in ancient times? How did all the animals survive? At that time, they roamed around in groups, but everyone had their own thoughts. For example, they had to go to the river bank to drink water on their own responsibility, run to hunt to get their own food, and even run away when they were caught by the hunter. This is life, this is survival. ”
“Now what if that creature broke its leg? He can't go to the river, he can't get water. You can't catch prey by running on your own, you can't even walk to find any food. As a result, he will die. If he manages these things in any way, he will not be able to escape from the clutches of any predator. Because it takes a pair of legs to do all this! ”
"Therefore, an animal with a broken leg cannot survive long, it has to die without being eaten or after being caught by a predator before its broken leg recovers. Civilization begins when or from the day someone's broken leg is healed and he can run again to survive. ”
"Someone's broken leg can't get better by itself. That's why he needs care, he needs someone by his side - to fetch him water, to gather food and to protect him from predators. If someone's broken leg is getting better, then it must be understood that there is an origin of a life around him or taking care of him. And this is how we find the signs of civilization. Civilization is not about cars and houses, it is about standing by the side of others in danger and helping. ”
Margaret's story ends here!
However, if you ever need to search for humanity then you can find a broken hearted person. Find someone who was or is mentally disturbed. If his upheaval is cut short then it must be understood that true humanity has been born around him, there is really someone by his side who regularly takes care of his mind.
You just have to be more discriminating with the help you render toward other people. Otherwise it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen.
Without waiting for the sign of humanity, we can start the project ourselves. We can stand by the lesser known, the lesser known, even the ‘non of my business’ type of people.
We said this because we know the pain of being lost with a broken mind, who else but us will understand that you can't actually run far with a broken leg!
Yet their misfortune is not our misfortune. So in their disaster we can hold their hand very tightly, the rest will be seen.
Of course, holding hands can turn into love, that's not bad either. In this cheap age of falling in love by looking at profile pictures on Facebook, the love that comes from looking at the wounds of the mind is supposed to be extraordinary.
Let all the love of the world begin with the mind, with contemplation, with ointment on the wounds of the mind.
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