Questions

Questions. Where does it lead to? Answers.solutions were sought. The creatures may have tried
My brother, who is a couple of years older to me andto feed on whatever they could easily obtain. A good
many in the family thought, was wiser than me inguess is that they fed on whatever nature offered
many ways, once told me when we were very young,them without resistance. Most likely the feed was in
that if you want to know something you have tothe form of grass, leaves or wild berries that grew in
simply ask a question. You will naturally look for anthe nature. They may have just dropped off to rest
answer and if you are keen enough you are sure towherever and whenever they felt tired. It must have
get the answer. That answer prompts you to askbeen peaceful then.
more questions and more answers will follow. AskingCan we call that the vegetarian age? Every body
questions and seeking answers are the fundamentalswho needed to feed itself was a vegetarian. Such a
to research and innovation.wonderful scenario! Vegetarians of today would take
Mankind has been asking questions since creation.a lot of inspiration from that.
Today's world of technology and knowledge was bornHow is it then that several creatures turned to eating
out of questions that were asked thousands of yearsmeat? What was the motivation to kill another
ago when language or even signs did not exist. Stillcreature and eat its flesh? It cannot be a need to feed
mankind managed to ask questions. Whom did theyitself with flesh. There was surely an abundance of
ask the questions? To their own selves? Theygreen stuff for the sparse population.
wanted to solve their needs of survival, so they lookedThe answer lies elsewhere. With the basic challenge
for answers. Found them. Innovation was made.of feeding resolved, there came about a change in the
They then went on to seek refinement to their newthought process for some of the creatures. The
found answers as they faced newer challenges.thought of superiority. The creatures began to realize
Discoveries took place.the difference between each other's physical size
This brings us to a far more profound question. Wherewhich gave birth to a thought process that led to
did the questions come from or why was there afeeling superior or inferior to one another. With the
need for questions in the first place. Did the answersfeeling of superiority came the thought to dominate
just automatically surface or …..those who were smaller in physical size. This led to
The questions and the answers are all there in theconflict and also resistance.
nature. At least that is what the wise said. MankindConflict and resistance gave rise to anger that
was born to seek so he is an eternal seeker ofbecame uncontrolled and typically led to confrontation
unknown.which resulted in killing. Eating of flesh was actually
Going back to the pre-historic days when Man may orincidental. It was the creature's mind that was evolving
may not have existed, but our archeologists and hostthrough a complex process and that process
of other knowledge seekers made sure we know thatcontinues to the present days where the urge to
there existed a time when living being did walk, swim,dominate others still exist and by that the world is so
fly, crawled and did many other things on the face offull of anger, confrontation and resistance resulting in
this planet. That was the Creature Age. Thosehatred, destruction and many a times killing.
creatures also asked questions and sought answers.Vegetarians may prescribe that we go back to our
They surely felt hungry. So the need to feed arose.roots. Even if that was possible, can we reverse the
They felt tired. So the need to rest arose. Thesethought process set in millenniums ago?
probably were the early challenges of living and