A World With No Thumbs

Evolution!!!! Some view it as a gift, while others perceive it as a curse. One phenomenal development of human evolution is the opposable or prehensile thumb. This evolutionary adaptation enables the human hand to refine its grip thus allowing an individual to hold an object. The power of the thumb gives us humans the power to CONTROL. With CONTROL, humans have the ability to manipulate all forms and shapes of various objects. From object to person, with the thumb "the ability to direct or determine" has somewhat contributed to the individualistic mindset many citizens wear today.

Think about it....

Although the amazing advancements of technology and ergonomic development will continue to awe us, what if Homo sapiens had no thumbs? Indeed we would be physically inferior relative to our current physical state. It's also true that it would be easier to eat with chop sticks. On a serious note, A World With No Thumbs would consist of an ad infinitum amount of lending hands! The common struggle of individuals not having thumbs would be internalized by all. A shared struggle between a people creates a sense of linkage that connects individuals on a plane beyond the physical and respect. Once such a connection is established between people, certain individualistic (b.k.a. capitalism) behaviors automatically disperse.

All I'm saying is that because thumbs do exist and every individual is not considered to be "handicapped" we tend to disregard the fact that people, healthy or unhealthy, rich or poor all need a lending hand. Just look a New Orleans, one in every 400 persons on average is homeless. That's CRAZY!!! Perhaps it's the capitalistic society we live in that has conditioned us to be more individualistic rather than embracing a collectivism approach.

But hey, freezing people want to be warm, just as a baby wants milk. I want the world to be green in every way possible through the environment, economically and socially. I'm not saying no control is the solution, however less control and more collaboration through unity just might be the missing key to our various differences and discrepancies.





Des
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