Manuel.Martin_72
The book of achievement of the cities
I’m alone … in the dark. Everywhere darkness around me. This must have been the feelings of the humans at the beginning in the history of civilization. They were alone and in small groups they had to survive! And now, I hold this book in my hands. A book about achievements of mankind. I slowly open the book and my eyes see this wonderful sunset and this beautiful buildings. And the light of this sun expands into my room and lit my mind. And I see people. People talking to each other and people working together. How is it possible that we could create such things in such a short time? Cities provide proximity, which provokes all manner of pestilence, suffering and degradation. But cities also make possible humanity’s greatest achievements like the exchange of ideas, collaboration and ultimately … civilization!
Great thinkers would never have written their thoughts without the cities. Cities underscore the magic of interaction in which the whole becomes so much greater than the sum of its parts. The sum of all face-to-face contacts become an essential generator of human creativity and added value. But there are also dangers for the cities. It’s nearly inevitable that some cities decline because they simply didn’t have the resources to respond to economy falls. In the end there are many factors that have an influence in the rise and fall of cities. But all cities brought light and hope to the souls of everybody. Some people were the winners and others were the losers. That’s just the flow of things! Slowly I close the book and again … everywhere darkness around me!
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The book of achievement of the cities
I’m alone … in the dark. Everywhere darkness around me. This must have been the feelings of the humans at the beginning in the history of civilization. They were alone and in small groups they had to survive! And now, I hold this book in my hands. A book about achievements of mankind. I slowly open the book and my eyes see this wonderful sunset and this beautiful buildings. And the light of this sun expands into my room and lit my mind. And I see people. People talking to each other and people working together. How is it possible that we could create such things in such a short time? Cities provide proximity, which provokes all manner of pestilence, suffering and degradation. But cities also make possible humanity’s greatest achievements like the exchange of ideas, collaboration and ultimately … civilization!
Great thinkers would never have written their thoughts without the cities. Cities underscore the magic of interaction in which the whole becomes so much greater than the sum of its parts. The sum of all face-to-face contacts become an essential generator of human creativity and added value. But there are also dangers for the cities. It’s nearly inevitable that some cities decline because they simply didn’t have the resources to respond to economy falls. In the end there are many factors that have an influence in the rise and fall of cities. But all cities brought light and hope to the souls of everybody. Some people were the winners and others were the losers. That’s just the flow of things! Slowly I close the book and again … everywhere darkness around me!
I want to thank all very much for your "views", "Comments" and "Favourites" :-) The only thing that matters is that you have joy in this photo. Again, thank you :-)