watched another documentary
last night
second episode of ascent of
man
by j. bronowski
the harvest of the seasons
he spent time with the
bakhtiari nomads
from iran
sheepherders living in the
mountains
traveling 250 miles twice a
year
on foot and donkey and
swimming many cold rivers
with their livestock
and then bronowski spent time
in jerico
where agriculturalist were
born
he pointed out that nomads
don't invent
because they are too busy
gettin' a livin'
whereas agriculturalist invent
things
because they have some free
time
to think
then he mentioned that the
mongols
were nomads and they
participated
in a co-operative form of
theft
from the agriculturalist
that co-operative form of
theft thing
seems to have flourished
bronowski pointed out that
among the bakhtiari
when the old
could no longer cross the
rivers
they stayed behind to die
makes ya think
or should
about the roma tonight
the gypsies
something comforting knowing
there are still nomads on
this planet
not inventing civilization
the idea of death saves
him."
E.M. Forster
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