Yesterday evening i stumbled on a very fascinating "event" - on the street of a local resort i saw a man carrying a small monkey, playing on his back. 5 min later another man came carrying a python. The monkey got soo scared at the sight of the snake, it started screeming in horror. It was unbelievable that an animal can get that scared.
This occurence reminded me why scientists nowadays think that our human language started off in Tanzania around 200 000 years ago in the form of ticking. Scientists think that homosapiens started ticking(and later developed other sounds) as way to warn other homo sapiens about an approaching... snake. Kenya and Tanzania are world famous for their diviersity of snakes and our ancestors had come into contct with deadly snakes all too often. That's when nature gave us the upper hand and homo sapiens developed ticking with their tounges, then more diverse ticking, then short sounds untill full language appeared. It's amazing how pressure from within the environment makes for the emergence of such new useful traits, that we utilised to the fullest. We built upon this new found weapon for survival and developed it into full language that facilitated the spread of knowledge and led to the rise of intelligence and consiousness in homo sapiens.
Anyway, it's funny to see this scene taking place now in the street, 200 000 years later. The occurence was so profoundly remarkable to me, that I plunged into thoughts for more than 30 minutes. It was almost like I travelled back in time 200 000 years and saw my grand parents in their own environment. Pure bliss.
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