《飲星河》第243章 一枕黃粱
從寂寥的歷史中走出來,千年往事,
一枕黃粱。
改編自龍湘黔、王清泉《狀元路》
前兩天看朋友圈,菲律賓朋友分享了一則故事。
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.