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See next part 2 and finally Part 3
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In previous blogs I've always said that humans only live to do just two things.
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Now I think there might be some other divergences. I'll begin with a few simple examples of what every living thing on this earth want to do for any number of reasons. In our history our motivations have always been the same as everyone else. We want to go somewhere new. Why? Ask any living creature because, according to penned animals, “The grass is always greener on the “other side”. Is that other inaccessible grass really better? No. Ask men and they like, “There's always a bucket of gold at the end of the rainbow.” Well, they're right. There always is. 
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Chapter I
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Here's how the same motives begin for most people. What happens next or, worse yet, what will happen
in the distant future?[4]
Let's see. When I was a child I discovered strange machines that dug holes to install something new called a sewer. I didn't care. I was more interested in the holes and what came out of the holes. Kids played with anything and depending on your age, that can mean anything like a pile of sand. For some people, that motive for adventure never went away. |
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| That first picture is what we called a Trench-Digger and it dug trenches very well and it was eventually replaced with the backhoe that dug more types of holes. After someone used the trench for something, it was reburied with the sand in the second picture. It was sand instead of dirt because sand did not compress together when a new road was rebuilt on top of it. I know this is complete trivia because I studied this sewer installation process very carefully. Children did what they do with a pile. Climb it until the pile is spread out. That is what the third picture is all about. |
 | During my life's short experience the last picture contained something that was also new. Girls in "our" pile. Why, because they had the following thought. Those pests are always “in trouble” with their mom and dad for continuously performing anything that was absolutely intolerable by their parents. In general, should we do the same disastrous things? Yep. |
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| This last picture demonstrates what I have described in this blog. Nearly everyone are drawn to any risky adventure. This picture is pretty much the same as the above scenes. The difference is the same as any child used to have in school recesses. This little sand pile is a miniature sand-box version but is prepared by older people who wanted something that was “safe” and inviting by the pre-included toys and signs that are illegible by kids. So, no enticed children are here. No one. I know where they are instead. |
Chapter 1 - Post Script
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Just like cattle, we all want anything better and that means new and unknown. Does anyone disagree? Everyone thinks that our
better “modern mankind” has been doing exactly the same thing for 200,000 years.[2] That's why Columbus and Lewis and Clark discovered our new world and the following explorers wanted to go to the west coast.[3] Why? Because that's as far as the “new” land lasts. Since 1848, guess what the rainbow followers found in California? (Officially: The golden state) |
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References or notes:
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[1] One of my other scary blogs (survival & reproduction) [2] ”homo-sapiens has been around for 200,000 years. “Modern man” is only 50,000 years old. We are both of them. [3] Lewis and Clark [4] Our population is about 8 billion so far. We have already ruined the world. Earth might re-grow without all of us. That's a good gamble. Who cares? Hey, think about it. When I die any minute, do I care if the rest of mankind dies completely as well? What is your answer and why? |
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In previous blogs I've always said that humans only live to do just two things.
[1 mine]
Now I think there might be some other divergences. I'll begin with a few simple examples of what every living thing on this earth want to do for any number of reasons. In our history our motivations have always been the same as everyone else. We want to go somewhere new. Why? Ask any living creature because, according to penned animals, “The grass is always greener on the “other side”. Is that other inaccessible grass really better? No. Ask men and they like, “There's always a bucket of gold at the end of the rainbow.” Well, they're right. There always is.
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Chapter I
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Here's how the same motives begin for most people. What happens next or, worse yet, what will happen
in the distant future?[4]
Let's see. When I was a child I discovered strange machines that dug holes to install something new called a sewer. I didn't care. I was more interested in the holes and what came out of the holes. Kids played with anything and depending on your age, that can mean anything like a pile of sand. For some people, that motive for adventure never went away. |
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| That first picture is what we called a Trench-Digger and it dug trenches very well and it was eventually replaced with the backhoe that dug more types of holes. After someone used the trench for something, it was reburied with the sand in the second picture. It was sand instead of dirt because sand did not compress together when a new road was rebuilt on top of it. I know this is complete trivia because I studied this sewer installation process very carefully. Children did what they do with a pile. Climb it until the pile is spread out. That is what the third picture is all about. |
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| During my life's short experience the last picture contained something that was also new. Girls in "our" pile. Why, because they had the following thought. Those pests are always “in trouble” with their mom and dad for continuously performing anything that was absolutely intolerable by their parents. In general, should we do the same disastrous things? Yep. |
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| This last picture demonstrates what I have described in this blog. Nearly everyone are drawn to any risky adventure. This picture is pretty much the same as the above scenes. The difference is the same as any child used to have in school recesses. This little sand pile is a miniature sand-box version but is prepared by older people who wanted something that was “safe” and inviting by the pre-included toys and signs that are illegible by kids. So, no enticed children are here. No one. I know where they are instead. |
Chapter 1 - Post Script
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Just like cattle, we all want anything better and that means new and unknown. Does anyone disagree? Everyone thinks that our
better “modern mankind” has been doing exactly the same thing for 200,000 years.[2] That's why Columbus and Lewis and Clark discovered our new world and the following explorers wanted to go to the west coast.[3] Why? Because that's as far as the “new” land lasts. Since 1848, guess what the rainbow followers found in California? (Officially: The golden state) |
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Link to part 2 - Soon |
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References or notes:
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[1] One of my other scary blogs (survival & reproduction) [2] ”homo-sapiens has been around for 200,000 years. “Modern man” is only 50,000 years old. We are both of them. [3] Lewis and Clark [4] Our population is about 8 billion so far. We have already ruined the world. Earth might re-grow without all of us. That's a good gamble. Who cares? Hey, think about it. When I die any minute, do I care if the rest of mankind dies completely as well? What is your answer and why? |
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