I have sat long, thought hard, pushed with great force and have uncovered another mystery of the ages. Be warned – what I am to reveal to you may make you rethink everything you hold dear about the reality of the greatness that is human civilisation.
Civilisation in its night time glory – via Wikipedia
I believe I have found the secret of what has driven civilization. That single common factor that propels a group of people to advance their lot. With civilization comes of course all manner of human ingenuity -animal husbandry, agriculture, construction, medicine, education, security, and arguably government. Some would also say religion is a hallmark of a civilized society but such a statement is generally contentious so I will avoid it for now.
Now there are different ideas about how a civilization occurs, but generally it is thought that groups of humans began to gather for the purpose of security (in numbers) and a communist ideal of sharing the spoils of hunting and gathering. This lead to agriculture, and with a steady food supply members of the tribes had more time for leisure. With leisure the minds could wander and ponder the Universe. Invention and innovation was born. There are of course some thoughts that aliens came here, screwed around with the Neanderthals and then taught them the wonders of science. This is a far more interesting idea and one I would explore further if I did not know the absolute truth.
The truth is actually something far simpler than what the experts would have you believe. They don’t want the masses to know about this, because then, the egg heads would be out of a job. Who wants to read their thesis that took 3 years to produce when it is essentially meaningless in the face of what I am to reveal to you. There is of course a very great chance that I will be eliminated before I get to publish this article, so if you are reading this then either I am not dead (due to my superior skill and intellect), or I have found a way to reach the Internet from the dead.
Now I agree that humans did at first begin to congregate. The male cavemen needed somebody to do the gathering while they wandered around for a few days doing nothing and then killing a lazy beasty or two when they got hungry. It makes complete sense, and of course rudimentary civilization would naturally form from that point. What however moved those communities onto ever greater abilities to get to the technical age we live in now? There are fools that argue that technology is what drove civilizations to evolve and progress – and indeed technology was essential – but it is not the root cause. The root cause is much closer. To know the root cause you must look to your arse!
I am completely lost for words … so that’s the inspiration behind the Mona Lisa and other stunning works of art, it’s so obvious, can’t believe I didn’t think of it before! You are incorrigible but so funny and I truly don’t know where you think them up .. and on second thoughts I don’t want you to tell me 
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Meditate in toilet is a common thing for most people I am sorry if the next words make your inspiration a bit weak but please let me tell you that ancient Greeks and Romans had toilet but not as we know them today. Not 3 walls and a floor at least not for each person alone. Ancient toilets seems to me more close to a bad smelling cafeteria! Looking forward for your new theory
Chris
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