What is darkness? In scientific terms it is the absence of
light- just as cold is the absence of heat. In the 4.5 billion years since the
inception of this blue lagoon in the vast void of space- the planet we call our
home, our dear planet earth- we as a species are only about 20000 years old.
Now this only considers the anatomical modernity- to a layman’s term- 200,000
years ago a human who originated in the continent now we call Africa has the
same biological anatomy as any other human we have in our planet today. Leaving
the process of evolution which is still ongoing – vestigial organs to be
precise. If we consider the behavioral modernity- display of affection, family structure,
social structure, intelligence, that gives us only about 50,000 years as a
species.
Now considering the age of our planet- if we do the math you
will be stunned to find out that if we plot the age of earth in a 24 hours
timeline we as a species cover only 3.84 seconds!! What this proves is that we
as a species have a tremendous amount of potential. Just look at what we have
accomplished. We have already set foot outside of our planet. The man made
Voyager is already reached the far end of our Solar system. We have sent rovers
on Mars, set foot on the moon. We have mastered mobility in all three dimensions.
We have a distinguished social structure. We have a family
structure. We have governments, economy, and dedicated medium for transfer of
knowledge and information. We have an organized society which functions as
small and dedicated groups of people who work together and stay together in a
way that is mutually beneficial to all. I can’t even begin to gasp the magnitude of accomplishments we have had already. Just imagine the promise
we have in our species- all of this in just 3.84 seconds!!
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