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| SoD Chapter Two: Of the Herded Man | | 2008-02-09 22:50:00 | | Falling in an abyss of fire and rage, rendering all helpless. There the world was a torrent of nothing and everything at the same time. Minds were melded and tormented by an eye blazing from out of the nothing in search of whoever might be traversing the world of magic. Traveling from beyond the lands of the one called Zagra—the one who walks in the shadow of the dead. In that instant all things became a blur, all things fell away, and great strikes of lightning banged, thunderously slashing at the mind of one who knew nothing of the vile torrents of evil that watched these passageways. Only a name could be heard in the distant hum of lights and pain. Zagra.* * *The man woke to the stench of semi-rotted teeth and peanuts. His eyes wouldn’t open just yet and his head throbbed violently, endlessly, as if his heart were beating against his brain. He didn’t stand or move, because he knew the effort would rage complaints into his mind. Images raced through his memory. Fire an | | By: The World in the Satin Bag | | |
| | CHAPTER TWO | | 2005-09-04 00:24:00 | | SOCIALIZATION: THE ROOTSGiven the suspicions instinct had instilled, we can imagine the difficulty in accepting a stranger as someone we might have something in common with. Those initial, crude social exchanges however, demonstrated a willingness to lower some long held barriers, if guardedly and briefly at first, to exercise interactions of mutual benefit. As is obvious to this day, trading did not––nor should we believe it was meant to––replace the practice of just taking what you wanted, but did represent a considerable improvement in the life span of those willing to forego hostilities as the only rule of encounter. These interactions, as we will see, eventually lead to more wide spread trade as well as the expansion of the clan / group unit, into tribes of families with shared interests and beliefs. Sharing in fact, was an integral part of these early efforts at socialization. During their seasonal migrations our nomadic forebears would find ample opportunity to be suspicious of, but also learn from and share with, people that don’t act the same way or speak the same language they do. The tribulations of coming to terms with that was at once both challenging and transforming. First encounters would be entered upon at different levels of intensity depending on the desired or expected outcome. For instance, if it seemed reasonable and beneficial to dominate or control the situation, that stance was quickly assumed, if necessary, fought for and either won or lost. This would result in, of course, a “pecking order” whose observation would be expected at any future meeting of the same two groups, unless otherwise challenged. On the other hand, meeting a group of apparent equal size and strength, might afford an opportunity to awkwardly explore the possibility of a “level playing field”. If those encountered felt the same, fair exchanges might ensue, unless the precarious balance be upset by some infraction of behavior, intended or otherwise, that | | By: THE HIGH WATCH, a View of God's Unfolding Divine P | | |
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