On page 58, Ishmael says about the Taker creation myth, “That’s the way it’s told among the Takers. It’s certainly not the only way it can be told.” My thought on this was that there are two sides to every story, sometimes more. History is written by the “winners”.
“Man’s appearance caused no more stir than the appearance of jellyfish.” –Page 58
That’s practically a slap in humanity’s face, but if you think about it, it’s true. I wonder how different the world would be if we all accepted that, and lived in a way that realized that statement.
Also in chapter 3, Ishmael points out the premise of the Taker culture and he says the world was made for man. Ishmael also talks about the influence of the premise in the way Takers treat the world.
If humans keep treating the world like it belongs to them, the world is going to break down and die, just like a car breaks down. If you don’t maintain a car, change the oil, fill the gas tank, make sure tires are inflated etc. it will break down and die. It’ll become useless. If we do not maintain the planet, it’s going to break down and become useless to humans.
Later on in chapter 3, it’s said that the premise is a sneaky way or blaming the gods. Blame and the refusal to take responsibility for one’s actions is a huge problem in today’s world, I can’t imagine how extremely different the world would be if people could go without playing the blame game.
No comments:
Post a Comment