Ancient Gene in Modern World (Amusing Short Essay)

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5000 years ago, when prehistorical human being had to surviveon hunting and avoiding beasts, they needed to have extremely acute senses.Those who did not possess the ability to discover a wild boar hiding in bushesor hear an approaching jaguar were much likely to be starved to death or betorn into pieces. In the 21st century, however, things are different. Contrary to the wild forests where human being used to live,nowadays we live in an environment so safe that even if we are never aware of our surroundings, we don’t need to worry about our lives being under threats.In this situation, acute senses are no longer advantages and people who inherit them from their ancestors tend to suffer. Sharp noses are bothered by paintodor and haze; sharp ears are tortured by engine roar and horns.

 

I myself am one of these unfortunate victims. I have an excellent sense of balance, as well as air pressure and humidity. As you canimagine, my life in this modern world is doomed to be miserable, especially when it comes to air travel. At thirty-three thousand feet above the ground, the air is as dry as if it comes from desert; the cabin, although pressurized, canbarely keep the air trapped; and every time the plane turns, I can feel my blood flowing from one side of my body to the other. The luxury of air travel never exists. For me, the trip is always cruel and unnatural. The same goes with sailing. A swaying boat trying to throw my stomach out doesn’t appear tome as a fun idea.

 

When I talked to my dad about this, he lampooned me, as he always did, that I have a weak body. This forced me to come up with yet another theory in order to back myself up: fishes don’t have lungs, so they never stay above water; birds don’t have strong legs, so they seldom run on earth; human have no fins nor wings, but a pair of long and dexterous legs, which means God don’t want us to swim nor fly, but to stay on the ground, tight.

 

Peter Skywalker

June 2,2015

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