The Next Step
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Early in human history, people developed beliefs and values based on what
they could directly observe. Some of the things we now scoff at (well, some
of us...
3 years ago
The heat and light that did inspire
Those early folks to capture fire
Could serve a wide range of intents,
Like light and warmth and self-defense.
And by the way, we found that heat
Is great for cooking stuff to eat.
But then we learned some other tricks
Like hardening sharpened points of sticks,
Or making things to use each day
By baking stuff made out of clay.
Some rocks that we could melt and cool
Became the world’s first metal tool.
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