Bensozia
04-05-2009, 07:46 PM
I was reading a book written by an eminent scientist (Alan Weisman for the ones who will ask for justification about what I am about to say) who was assessing what would happen if all humans disappeared tomorrow.
Even though there was extremely valuable info about geophysics and biology, one element struck me more than the rest. Not that I never heard about the thing before but, after giving it more thought, I've seen an omen in it.
Weisman was talking about how quick the Maya civilisation deteriorated and faded so quickly into nothingness. As usual, this sudden demise happened after the Maya people's apogee, History's cycle as you might already now.
But what was very strange is what the archaeological search pointed out about the behaviour of said civilisation right before their downfall: the Maya had taken a predatory stance over all the other nations and were overloaded with an arrogant, frivolous elite who was persuaded that nothing could stop them. In fact, there were so many rich people who all contended in order to possess more useless baubles and many other such trivialities, that the life quality of the other part of the spectrum had turned to a living hell.
Once Mayans realised that their leaders were more interested in their selfish pleasures than the nation's prosperity, a chaotic version of the French revolution precipitated the end of the Mayans' influence and glory...
Don't the behaviour of the Mayan elite right before its eventual decadence sound way too familiar?
Yes, this is what I'm predicting. The Western world as we know it is going downhill. The US and Europe have governed the world during most of the past millennium. But History is a cycle and it likes change every once in a while. I believe somebody else is going to take the lead. Who? I don't know yet. But it WILL happen.
I know you're going to call me all kinds of names, but whatever. Nothing lasts forever, that's all I'm saying.
Even though there was extremely valuable info about geophysics and biology, one element struck me more than the rest. Not that I never heard about the thing before but, after giving it more thought, I've seen an omen in it.
Weisman was talking about how quick the Maya civilisation deteriorated and faded so quickly into nothingness. As usual, this sudden demise happened after the Maya people's apogee, History's cycle as you might already now.
But what was very strange is what the archaeological search pointed out about the behaviour of said civilisation right before their downfall: the Maya had taken a predatory stance over all the other nations and were overloaded with an arrogant, frivolous elite who was persuaded that nothing could stop them. In fact, there were so many rich people who all contended in order to possess more useless baubles and many other such trivialities, that the life quality of the other part of the spectrum had turned to a living hell.
Once Mayans realised that their leaders were more interested in their selfish pleasures than the nation's prosperity, a chaotic version of the French revolution precipitated the end of the Mayans' influence and glory...
Don't the behaviour of the Mayan elite right before its eventual decadence sound way too familiar?
Yes, this is what I'm predicting. The Western world as we know it is going downhill. The US and Europe have governed the world during most of the past millennium. But History is a cycle and it likes change every once in a while. I believe somebody else is going to take the lead. Who? I don't know yet. But it WILL happen.
I know you're going to call me all kinds of names, but whatever. Nothing lasts forever, that's all I'm saying.