第243章 一枕黄粱-《饮星河》

     book chapter list       从寂寥的历史中走出来,

      千年往事,

      一枕黄粱。

      改编自龙湘黔、王清泉《状元路》

      前两天看朋友圈,菲律宾朋友分享了一则故事。

      挺有趣的——

      Veryinteresting-firstsightofcivilization.

      “Yearsago,anthropologistMargaretMeadwasaskedbyastudentwhatsheconsideredtobethefirstsignofcivilizationinaculture.ThestudentexpectedMeadtotalkaboutfishhooksorclaypotsorgrindingstones.

      Butno.Meadsaidthatthefirstsignofcivilizationinanancientculturewasafemur(thighbone)thathadbeenbrokenandthenhealed.Meadexplainedthatintheanimalkingdom,ifyoubreakyourleg,youdie.Youcannotrunfromdanger,gettotheriverforadrinkorhuntforfood.Youaremeatforprowlingbeasts.Noanimalsurvivesabrokenleglongenoughforthebonetoheal.

    
  Abrokenfemurthathashealedisevidencethatsomeonehastakentimetostaywiththeonewhofell,hasboundupthewound,hascarriedthepersontosafetyandhastendedthepersonthroughrecovery.Helpingsomeoneelsethroughdifficultyiswherecivilizationstarts,Meadsaid.

      Weareatourbestwhenweserveothers.”

      It’salovelymessagetoshare.