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Compassion is the first sign of a civilized societ

Compassion is the first sign of
a civilized society. "Years ago,
anthropologist Margaret Mead
was asked by a student what she
considered to be the first sign of
civilization in a culture. The student
expected Mead to talk about
fishhooks or clay pots or grinding
stones. But no. Mead said that the
first sign of civilization in an ancient
culture was a femur (thighbone) that
had been broken and then healed.
Mead explained that in the animal
kingdom, if you break your leg, you
die. You cannot run from danger,
get to the river for a drink or hunt
for food. You are meat for prowling
beasts. No animal survives a broken
leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is
evidence that someone has taken
time to stay with the one who fell,
has bound up the wound, has
carried the person to safety and has
tended the person through recovery.
Helping someone else through
difficulty is where civilization starts,
Mead said." We are at our best
when we serve others.

©KhaultiSyahi #khaultisyahi  #Brahmamuhurat 4:43 A.M . #Morning 🌞 #Wakeup #compassion #HUmanity #Life_experience #Life #truth #femur
Compassion is the first sign of
a civilized society. "Years ago,
anthropologist Margaret Mead
was asked by a student what she
considered to be the first sign of
civilization in a culture. The student
expected Mead to talk about
fishhooks or clay pots or grinding
stones. But no. Mead said that the
first sign of civilization in an ancient
culture was a femur (thighbone) that
had been broken and then healed.
Mead explained that in the animal
kingdom, if you break your leg, you
die. You cannot run from danger,
get to the river for a drink or hunt
for food. You are meat for prowling
beasts. No animal survives a broken
leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is
evidence that someone has taken
time to stay with the one who fell,
has bound up the wound, has
carried the person to safety and has
tended the person through recovery.
Helping someone else through
difficulty is where civilization starts,
Mead said." We are at our best
when we serve others.

©KhaultiSyahi #khaultisyahi  #Brahmamuhurat 4:43 A.M . #Morning 🌞 #Wakeup #compassion #HUmanity #Life_experience #Life #truth #femur
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