One Million Years B.C.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvkwBmfZAeo

Are you grateful that today you drive a posh car, can dine at any fancy restaurant and have heating system to keep you warm during blizzards so you don’t freeze to death?

Think about one million years ago when volcanic eruptions were part of everyday experiences of life, when people and man-eating dinosaurs would fight each other for the control of this planet and when there was no 911 to call or organized militia to protect you.

At least as actress Raquel Welch shows us in this One Million Years B.C. 1967 movie trailer, it’s apparent that, all these could be true during Jurassic period (150 million years ago).

We owe so much to our civilized world that we are not living in that era and that we are wired on the coolest gadgets from Iphones to IPads.

Will You Not Listen To A Gossip?

     While I was working at Truman on Monday, February 7, two guys stopped a few feet away from my desk and engaged in a loud conversation.  I listened to them carefully as they complained about youth violence and drug abuse.

     “Young people are abusing drugs, and shooting at each other every where around us,” said one of them

     “Because they are listening to rap music and learning every dirty stuff.” added the other.

     As they ended their chatter and parted ways, I wondered why I had to listen to other people’s conversations.

     Is it healthy to listen to other people’s gossip? Will you do the same? What do you think? Are there people who will not listen to a gossip? Is anything out there that falls on your ears a fair game?