The human evolution timeline begin with a single cell
that mutates over billions of years to the specie hominini Sahelanthropus Tchgadensis walking in a
crooked posture, without any tools on the savanna grasslands of Africa more
than seven million years ago to the present Homo sapiens walking in an upright
posture, with sophisticated technology and instruments, on the dusty and rocky
surface of the moon more than 384,400km from earth. This shows the progress
that humans have made over the billions of years to ensure they are alive at
this present age. However, these advancements are not simultaneously reflected
in the Homo sapiens character which is still crooked and primitive.
The modern man still kills and steals from one another. Evidence
seems to point to the fact that during the biological evolution of the human species
something went wrong. There may have
been some subtle engineering mistake built into the native equipment of man that
can account to the paranoia streaking through the human history, that man has
been unable to learn the simple art of co-exist and love of one another, and man
is in a continuous momentum to do evil. It seems every step human has mad
forward, his character has made a subsequent step backwards. This is the age
where the human has invented the most hazardous weapons ever invented in his
timeline with capability to completely eliminate themselves from earth. Every
day seems to be a countdown toward the explosion of this weapons and life is
still arguably solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short just as it was when man
lived in a state of nature. It seems human is inherently evil and it is in his
very fabric of his character and in dire need of reengineering and repair.
It is not in dispute that humans are at the Apex on the
chain of intelligent chain.Humans have invented sophisticated tools and machines
such as the Voyager II that for the last 41 years to present day has continuously
been directed and moved in our outer space at speeds of 15km/s….yes 15km/s yet
we are unable to invent appropriate character that can guide men to move and
direct them at least one step to infinite humanity.
But there is hope; the human species has always set its
self apart from all animal species. We have always dominated and we seat at the
top of the food chain. We have always adapted to all circumstances and nature
has always selected us to the next phase of life. We have unmatched intelligence
and the relentless desire to survive. This intelligence and desire that seems
to be engraved on our DNA compels us to come together and move forward. Just as
our evolution is an accumulation of continuous effort from one generation to another,
the evolution of our character and moral uprightness shall be the accumulation
of continuous effort of passing to the next generation better character and cultural
heritage of us and the best thoughts and ideas of the world.
Individual character development like evolution is a slow
and steady march to make each day slightly better than the last and it happens
imperceptibly through persistent daily effort. Character unlike our technology is
not innate or automatic; it is built with effort and artistry and perfected
over lifetime of effort. And maybe that’s why technology does not move in
tandem with our character development.
The effort will entail finding a deeper meaning of life
and virtues. We need to elevate ourselves to great spiritual and moral heighted
and tolerating each person’s idea. We can develop proper values that will be
our light house at the harbor of the land of virtue and it will continuously
guide us and inspire us to surf in these turbulent waters of imperfection as we
strive heralding to this Promised Land.
Humanity with their different background may seems to be
a Gordian Knot that no man can open with bear hands but we can inculcate areas
of common agreement and open each other’s hearts and minds and reach the very
depth of humanity where we can see ourselves in each other.
The evolution theory may just be that- a theory or maybe
a fact- but it shows the journey of humans trying to be as upright as possible
and pushing their limits by mutation and adaptation and nature finding them worthy of selection to
the next frontier of life. The fittest
have always survived and for sure men who will always improve their character
will always be fittest to pass their legacy of good action to the next
frontier. Maybe if we can continuously show each other the best angels of our
selves the next frontier will witness humans flying high in a heavenly galaxy,
armed with tools of angelic virtues. And for sure we will prove Immanuel Kant
quote wrong and out of the crooked timber of humanity man became more upright.
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