This post deals with the need and importance of thinking. It asserts that, to foster thinking and tool making, society was born. Human strength relies on thinking. Urban living and modern gadgets acts as a barrier for thinking. Writing and posting socio-technical documents are given as the solution for the aforesaid problems.
Consequence of thinking
Long long ago our ancestors lived in forest. Species genetically close to us like chimpanzee and gorilla still live in forest. Our hardware i.e. body is very close to animal. What differentiates us from them is our mind. We think that is why we are human beings. The cave men slowly learned to use tools like stone, fire etc. to their advantage. They started learning the art of herding. Those who near to the river started to work in fields and thus agriculture was born. Agriculture was the incubator for all civilization. It liberated the human being from hunger and danger. It helped them to spend time on thinking. To sustain agriculture they developed a complex system called society. It protected the old and created an environment for the young to learn a lot. Society nurtured craft, trade and art. In the 18th century steam engine was developed. This invention leads to the industrial era. After the advent of electronics, digital era was born.
Post-agrarian era, people moved to towns and cities from villages. To have a comfortable life in city they were forced to work for long hours. They learned to live in small place and with scarce spare time. In olden days life was slow paced and had opportunity to ruminate (i.e. chew their thoughts) were plenty. This helped them do the necessary course correction. After industrialization life became fast paced. So, thinking became a luxury.
