DAY 2 – OUR ATTEMPTS TO MAKE LIFE BETTER

I am watching a television program with my parents about human ingenuity. I hear the terms better life and better world over and over again. This desire for something better became the catalyst for our ancestors to use their ingenuity to invent things that ease burdens and enhance life. It also became the inner drive for each successive generation to take what they inherited and become even more innovative and creative by building upon the world they were born into.

The desire for a better life and better world also brought us so much more than just the everyday products that we sometimes take for granted. Medical discoveries were undertaken to heal the sick. An economic system was employed to bring goods and services that enabled its members to flourish. Various beliefs and philosophies were developed to help humanity deal with their daily affairs. Governments were established and legislation adopted to bring more order and harmony into the lives of its citizens.

Discussing human ingenuity with my parents I now realize that the creativity and innovation of those who preceded me and my generation are because of the desire for something better.