Before the dawn of civilization.

Maybe it's that I want to avoid the perils of life. Which means. Escaping from civilization. The masses. The mobs. The politicians. They pose the real danger.  Fortunately, there are remote environs. Undiscovered niches. Unspoiled terrain. Maybe that was the thrill. The motivating force. For pioneers. But then the others arrived. Often in droves. Think about it. Once upon a time, Mother Earth was inhabited by mere thousands of people. Not millions. Not billions. An interesting discovery. Neanderthals may have used the talons of white-tailed eagles to make jewelry 130,000 years ago, long before the appearance of modern humans in Europe. Read it in the New York Times. Yesterday.  I'd love to turn back the clock. And walk and talk with the Neanderthals. To sense the world. Before the dawn of modern civilization. --Jim Broede