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Beyond opposable thumbs and our big brains
We are just story tellers and problem solvers!
Folks who just thought about something and tried to do it!
And talked to other people about what we wanted to do, until we did figured it out!
Reading, writing, and repeating history
These crazy ideas helped our ancestors crawl out of their swamps, caves, and jungles
To create Civilization, religion, technology, education, culture, and art!
It’s all just one big story!
The first someone told somebody a crazy idea
Then they actually did it, and even if they failed or succeeded
Other people would try it too (or not!)
With all of humanity’s flaws, our ‘superpower’ is the ability to tell (and listen to) stories over and over again
We’re addicted to it
Humanity’s narrative
The boxes and labels that define who we are
Our values, our ambitions, our dreams, or fears
Give us the 'free will' to write our own story
Those stories became tools, process, rules, traditions, homes, pyramids, knowledge, and our purpose
How many times did people fail to make fire, figure out how to hunt for (and cook) food, find out what was poisonous, how to heal ourselves, and learn how to swim?
Imagine 30,000 gorillas sitting in a sports arena to watch other gorillas throw and catch a ball for two hours!
Science, art, music, religion, business, politics, and relationships are all just stories being told and listened to/read/watched!
