%%USERNAME%%    %%ACCWORDS%% %%ONOFF%% |
 |   Blog Challenge And Other Tidbits |
| An opinion or two...or three or four... |
PROMPT July 11th Imagine what the world would be like today if humans had never discovered/invented _________ (fill in the blank). Sometimes when I sit back to think and ponder I am amazed at where we are in the world today. With its technology and worldwide connection and advanced medicine and even an advanced food system, the world I, and we, live in is still not so advanced that it could crumble in one single moment. And that's the tremendous power of the human mind and spirit. We adapt and we survive no matter what. So everything I know today will be terribly outdated in just a few short years...just like most things in our world. So I did some deeper thinking for today's prompt and I remembered a book I read a very long time ago. I was on a flight home from England and I was reading a book I picked up in the airport. It's called "The Year 1000". It's all about what life was like at the turn of the millennium. Each story in the book is fascinating and made me appreciate what all of us have today. For instance: 1. The Wheeled Plough. Although it wasn't a new invention, it was first used by the English in the year 1,000. The benefit was that it allowed only two men to till the dirt rather than and entire army of men. And it took less time. Because of the Wheeled Plough England was able to support a population of at least one million souls. Yes, quite an interesting fact. 2. Chicken Soup. Although soup had been around for a very long time, chicken was considered a luxury food in the year 1,000. And it was hard to get. Surprising to think chicken was hard to get. But it was raised organically and full of good fat that turned a simple broth into a soothing and restorative elixir. Of course, I've always known chicken soup cures everything! 3. Honey was the principal source of sweetness in the year 1,000. It was so precious that it could be used like currency. People were actually excited when a swarm of bees settled on their thatch. Catholic priests even developed a prayer to encourage bees to settle. My, my, my how things have changed. These are only a few examples found in the book, but I think it's a good look back. And it makes me grateful that I have what I have today. We have all kinds of equipment and science to support our food chain. Apparently chicken soup has been around since time began, literally. I couldn't live without chicken soup. And honey? For me honey is a treat. It's still a luxury for me. Could I have lived in the year 1,000? Maybe or maybe not. Sometimes I wonder what it would have truly been like. And that makes me think of people in the future. Will the people of the year 3,000 wonder what it was like to live in the year 2,000? Hmmm...makes me think. |
View Portfolio
Visit Notebook
Send Gift Points
Awards
Badges
Send Email
Community Newsfeed
General Discussion
Sponsored Items
Book of Trinkets
Static Items
Books
Groups
Interactive Stories
Audio
Campfire Creatives
Community Notes
Crossword Puzzles
Documents
Folders
Images
In & Outs
Madlibs
Photo Albums
Polls
Product Reviews
Quizzes
Survey Forms
Web Pages
Word Searches
