Hanta Yo
Well-known member
"In the beginning, there was Earth, beautiful and wild; and then man came to dwell. At first, he lived like other animals feeding himself on creatures and plants around him.
And this was called In Balance With Nature.
Soon man mulitplied. He grew tired of ceaseless hunting for food; he built homes and villages. Wild plants and animals were domesticated, some men became farmers so that others might become industrialists, artists, or doctors. And this was called Society.
Man and Society progressed; with his God-given ingenuity, man learned to feed, clothe, protect, and transport himself more efficiently so that he might enjoy Life. He built cars, houses on top of each other, and nylon, and life became more enjoyable. The men called Farmers became efficient. A single farmer grew food for 28 industrialists, artists and doctors, and writers, engineers and teachers.
To protect his crops and animals, the farmer produced substances to repel or destroy insects, diseases and weeds. These were called pesticides. Similar substances were made by doctors to protect humans. These were called Medicine.
The Age of Science had arrived and with it came better diet and longer happier lives for more members of Society. Soon it came to pass that certain well-fed members of Society disapproved of the farmer using Science. They spoke harshly of his techniques for feeding, protecting, and preserving plants and animals. They deplored his upsetting The Balance of Nature. They longed for The Good Old Days and this had emotional appeal to Society. By this time Farmers had become so efficient, Society gave them a new title: Unimportant Minority, because Society could not imagine a shortage of food.
Laws were passed abolishing Pesticides, Fertilizers, and Food Preservatives. Insects, Diseases and Weeds flourished. Crops and animals died. Food became scarce. To survive, industrialists, artists, and doctors were forced to grow their own food. They were not very efficient. People and governments fought wars to gain more agricultural land.
Millions of people were exterminated.
The remaining few lived like animals. Feeding themselves on creatures and plants. And this was called In Balance With Nature."
And this was called In Balance With Nature.
Soon man mulitplied. He grew tired of ceaseless hunting for food; he built homes and villages. Wild plants and animals were domesticated, some men became farmers so that others might become industrialists, artists, or doctors. And this was called Society.
Man and Society progressed; with his God-given ingenuity, man learned to feed, clothe, protect, and transport himself more efficiently so that he might enjoy Life. He built cars, houses on top of each other, and nylon, and life became more enjoyable. The men called Farmers became efficient. A single farmer grew food for 28 industrialists, artists and doctors, and writers, engineers and teachers.
To protect his crops and animals, the farmer produced substances to repel or destroy insects, diseases and weeds. These were called pesticides. Similar substances were made by doctors to protect humans. These were called Medicine.
The Age of Science had arrived and with it came better diet and longer happier lives for more members of Society. Soon it came to pass that certain well-fed members of Society disapproved of the farmer using Science. They spoke harshly of his techniques for feeding, protecting, and preserving plants and animals. They deplored his upsetting The Balance of Nature. They longed for The Good Old Days and this had emotional appeal to Society. By this time Farmers had become so efficient, Society gave them a new title: Unimportant Minority, because Society could not imagine a shortage of food.
Laws were passed abolishing Pesticides, Fertilizers, and Food Preservatives. Insects, Diseases and Weeds flourished. Crops and animals died. Food became scarce. To survive, industrialists, artists, and doctors were forced to grow their own food. They were not very efficient. People and governments fought wars to gain more agricultural land.
Millions of people were exterminated.
The remaining few lived like animals. Feeding themselves on creatures and plants. And this was called In Balance With Nature."