My favorite proof when it comes to the notion that humans love
challenges and testing the limits is the fact that we, as human-beings,
decided to eat animals.
Here’s an illustration to help you think. I once read in a diet program article — don’t ask me why I had to —, and it was said that fruits and vegetables are nature’s default food and nutrition source. Meaning, without eating anything else, they can provide you almost all the nutrition you need to sustain life. I think that makes a lot of sense; because I suddenly remember a girl from my high-school that decided to turn vegan four years ago and the fact that she hasn’t died yet. Well, I hope so. I’ll go check on that later.
And come to think of it, nature made it easy for us since the old days indeed. Everything’s right there already. It’s a grab-and-go buffet. Minus the “Sayur dan buahnya kakaaak!”, vegetations were like a retail display glass to us. They don’t move around occasionally, they don’t fly, they don’t technically swim, they don’t bite, and they don’t climb. They are planted, pretty much like an anorexic couch potato.
Imagine how our lifestyle as omnivores started. I assume that our pre-historic great great grandmas and granddads were probably enjoying the day as herbivores, living just fine, harvesting regularly, continuously consuming fruits and vegetables… until someone, instead of having the easy way, decided to get a little creative.
“Hey John, you know those big cats that live near the mountain?”
“The sabertooth tigers?”
“Yeah, with those sword-like fangs and razor-sharp claws, right?”
“Yeah, whose size is three times taller and bigger than us, five times quicker than us, and can kill both of us in a single attack. What about them?”
“Do you think they’ll make a good steak?”
“I beg you pardon!?”
“Come on, let’s grab a sharp rock and find out.”
Well done. We’re evolving alright.
Here’s an illustration to help you think. I once read in a diet program article — don’t ask me why I had to —, and it was said that fruits and vegetables are nature’s default food and nutrition source. Meaning, without eating anything else, they can provide you almost all the nutrition you need to sustain life. I think that makes a lot of sense; because I suddenly remember a girl from my high-school that decided to turn vegan four years ago and the fact that she hasn’t died yet. Well, I hope so. I’ll go check on that later.
And come to think of it, nature made it easy for us since the old days indeed. Everything’s right there already. It’s a grab-and-go buffet. Minus the “Sayur dan buahnya kakaaak!”, vegetations were like a retail display glass to us. They don’t move around occasionally, they don’t fly, they don’t technically swim, they don’t bite, and they don’t climb. They are planted, pretty much like an anorexic couch potato.
Imagine how our lifestyle as omnivores started. I assume that our pre-historic great great grandmas and granddads were probably enjoying the day as herbivores, living just fine, harvesting regularly, continuously consuming fruits and vegetables… until someone, instead of having the easy way, decided to get a little creative.
“Hey John, you know those big cats that live near the mountain?”
“The sabertooth tigers?”
“Yeah, with those sword-like fangs and razor-sharp claws, right?”
“Yeah, whose size is three times taller and bigger than us, five times quicker than us, and can kill both of us in a single attack. What about them?”
“Do you think they’ll make a good steak?”
“I beg you pardon!?”
“Come on, let’s grab a sharp rock and find out.”
Well done. We’re evolving alright.