Civilization

Think of a time when there was no difference between a man and a beast. They were rather animals of the same line- of the same level. Now time has changed. We have known how to differentiate ourselves from beasts. Let us review how this happened.

The first thing that comes to our mind is The Civilization, to say literally Human Civilization. Another milestone for this civilization was the invention of fire. Something tremendous happened with this invention. Man knew how to fight the dark, symbol of evil. Man took an upper hand on animals, specially the nocturnal ones. But among these the most important thing that happened to man was the realization of thinking himself supreme above all other living beings crawling on the earth. Later on, only this thinking led the civilization to another level, the post modern age.

Now comes the question of humanity. With the fulfillment of civilization, we have explored various ways of recreational activities along with meeting the basic needs. Man is naturally desirous. So ultimately they are curious as well. And this curiosity has led them to invent and/or discover so many things. But not all of them are good indeed. Dynamite, for instance, was actually invented to ease human labour. Later on, the world saw how it was used.

So what makes man so brutal? Greed, gluttony, self-indulgence, hunger or jealousy. No, I think none of these is responsible for such inhuman activity. Actually it’s the lack of love in human being that causes havoc to the disciplined civilization. No, we never think of the life that follows our existing life- DEATH: The Ultimate Goal.

How true Mathew Arnold is! -

Ah, love, let us be true

To one another! for the world, which seems

To lie before us like a land of dreams,

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And we are here as on a darkling plain

Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,

Where ignorant armies clash by night.

The two World Wars brought untold sufferings to human civilization. The earth witnessed how men can drag themselves to the level of beasts- only to prove themselves more powerful than others, than other humans.

And now in 2014, we have become the witnesses of the most gruesome oppression (I can never call it a war) of the world, we all must be ashamed of such tyranny in Gaza!!!

Is Human Civilization going upwards? I don’t think so. Its totally a mockery.

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