Garden of Eden

We are going to start from where we left off.  Is it a growing problem or a problem that is growing?  A play on words perhaps, but yet let’s analyze the two.  A growing problem is a something that could and may cause an issue, however a problem that is growing.  Is a problem that exists but is getting worse.

As I have said before, I am not trying to be the voice with an opinion, but the voice that guides those that are willing to listen and draw their own conclusion.

After studying the data set forth in my last post, “A Growing problem, yes or no?” one can not deny that the human population is growing at an exponential rate.  If we dive further into the data, we can see a specific point in history when the population stopped creeping along and sky rocketed.  Around 10,000 years ago the human population had existed as Homo Sapien Sapien in relative obscurity.  At this point in time “Man” made a decisive move.  At this point in time, “Man” decided to dominate his surroundings.

So let’s study our history books.  About 10,000 years ago something happened in a concentrated area in the world.  We all know it as the Fertile Crescent because that’s what we learn in grade school.  The Fertile Crescent was the beginning of civilization as we know it.  Prior to this point there is no history.  Prior to this moment we had been living amongst the other animals in relative harmony.

Now amongst the Tigris and Euphrates river, the Garden of Eden was born and man became the keeper of the all the creatures.  Agriculture was born and we no longer had to live and die by our surroundings, we controlled them.  We began eliminating all that was not favorable and creating an environment by which we could live indefinitely.  We adopted a mentality to destroy that which impeded upon our live style and embrace that which supported it.

Now the beauty of this time was that there were so many things in this “fertile” region that we could domesticate.  For example; cattle, sheep, horses, grains, vegetables, fruits, etc.  We lived in a virtual paradise. 

Now the funny thing is that Homo Sapien Sapien did not live in a bubble.  There was not one region in the world that man inhabited.  In fact, at this point in time we had spread to all ends of the globe.  Human beings had made it to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa and even that giant island known as Australia.  Each contingent began to cultivate the land, domesticate the animals, and intelligently survive amongst their surroundings.  In South America they grew sweet potatoes, Asia domesticated the pig and chicken, North America grew corn, and on and on.

But in the “Fertile Crescent” we adopted a mantra.  In this region we began and we have never stopped.  This was the place that our culture was born.  At this point I open it up to interpretation and ask for your thoughts.  What was born in this region?  Why was this the defining moment in history?