从寂寥的历史中走出来,
千年往事,
一枕黄粱。
改编自龙湘黔、王清泉《状元路》
前两天看朋友圈,菲律宾朋友分享了一则故事。
挺有趣的——
veryinteresting-firstsightofcivilization.
“yearsago,anthropologistmargaretmeadwasaskedbyastudentwhatsheconsideredtobethefirstsignofcivilizationinaculture.thestudentexpectedmeadtotalkaboutfishhooksorclaypotsorgrindingstones.
butno.meadsaidthatthefirstsignofcivilizationinanancientculturewasafemur(thighbone)thathadbeenbrokenandthenhealed.meadexplainedthatintheanimalkingdom,ifyoubreakyourleg,youdie.youcannotrunfromdanger,gettotheriverforadrinkorhuntforfood.youaremeatforprowlingbeasts.noanimalsurvivesabrokenleglongenoughforthebonetoheal.
abrokenfemurthathashealedisevidencethatsomeonehastakentimetostaywiththeonewhofell,hasboundupthewound,hascarriedthepersontosafetyandhastendedthepersonthroughrecovery.helpingsomeoneelsethroughdifficultyiswherecivilizationstarts,meadsaid.
weareatourbestwhenweserveothers.”
it’salovelymessagetoshare.