There exists, deep in the
Congo, primitive tribes of hunters.
Small people. Pygmies. They are nomadic hunters and gatherers,
living off only what the jungle provides them.
They know the names of thousands of plants. They can tell the size and sex of most
animals by reading hoof prints in mud.
The small people dance to
bring forth flowers and bees. They dance
to promote love. They dance to bring
success in their hunting. They have no
word equivalent to “war,” and resolve all conflicts with dancing.
Last night, I watched a
documentary about the small people dancing in the Congo. Only after watching the documentary did I
fully grasp the depth of savagery we endure living as we do outside the Congo.
--Mitchell Hegman
We may have brought men to space and walk in the moon. We may have the technology to reach people world wide without leaving the comfort of our homes. We may have all kinds of gadgets with all sorts of bells and whistles while the pygmies only have their spears and bows and arrows but in my mind, the pygmies are more civilized than we are. They have no use for the trappings of wealth and modernity that we have because by what they do, those pygmies seem to naturally have what many of us still aspire for-- a high level of consciousness which demands that love, expressed through dancing, defy all forms of conflict.
ReplyDeleteAgree with all. They are a beautiful people. They are happy.
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