The Hazda are some of the last human hunters and gatherers alive today. They live in the open and are exposed to most of life's challenges. This makes

Are we living the Good Life?

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2024-10-28 14:00:11

The Hazda are some of the last human hunters and gatherers alive today. They live in the open and are exposed to most of life's challenges.

This makes them strong. They don't care if they get stung by a bee (or bees, plural), they don't care about pain. Their answer to "What is the most important thing in life?" is "meat and honey."

This is such a simple answer to this question, which makes a part of me believe they are living The Good Life. A life in harmony with our genetic heritage, with nature. A life that's full of actual problems, like hunger, and not of fabricated ones, like exams.

And then I look at the way we live. I see that we became picky about our food and too comfortable in our little homes; experiencing pain from the mildest scratch, and being out of breath at the slightest exertion.

Survival became too easy, and we adapted by becoming less capable. Evolution is on hold because no effort is required to fill our stomachs.