I will write in Life Before Money here and attempt to update it as well.

Life Before Money

What must have it been like all those years ago? People-watching today can be a simple but fascinating past time. According to researchers our kind lived in groups of small to medium size. Hunting was what kept them alive and was their key economic work. Although separated by around 12-15 million years, from our early ancestors and now possessing many life-enhancing aids and tools, our hunting psychology prevails. This is exhibited in hobby pursuits such as photography. In this pursuit, time of day and fine attention to details, often of animal subjects, are critical. Whilst observing a conversation between hosts and guests on a televised show the hunter-like control of the male host is striking as he leads the discussion. There is also an all-round curiousity from the group in the unusual topics that the conversation encompasses. This is the speaking situation.

Our distant ancestors did not face the competition to survive that our post-feudal, present day kind have had to endure in recent history, yet we are the same animal. Our human history reveals a dominant predator with a strong survival instinct. Peaceful intervals in history show that man may also be inclined to live in peace. Personally, I have no training in carbon dating, nor have I been involved in the excavation of important historical artefacts. But, I refuse to accept that man is a brutal and completely insensitive creature. I am interested in a man who coexists. Man of society is well-provided yet must sweat for his earnings. Historically man has sweated for provision alone. Personally, candidly, I am a man who struggles with the ghosts of his hunter-gatherer past. If you are interested to hear my unremarkable simple commentary then read on.