Thursday, January 29, 2009

Careful, it's a jungle out there!!! You could get eaten.

Miami is a perfect combination of a tropical paradise and an urban oasis. It, like other cities is reminiscent of a jungle, because of the variety of people that inhabit the city and how we all our competing to survive; akin to animals. Darwin had a theory that the progression of evolution was based on his theory natural selection. Basically, the term was later coined “survival of the fittest”. Darwin said that "In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment."

Those who adapted the best will be able to thrive and create more offspring. Humans are unique to other animals in that we have evolved in a way where we have developed mechanisms in which we use to not only to survive but experience a better quality of life; also more so than others in our kind . In essence, our wit has allowed us to claw our way to the top in a less dangerous manner. However, despite rules and mechanisms there are people who will break them and will pounce on you when you are vulnerable; hence, yes, humans are animals too. We have come a long way since the cavemen days, but be wary there are people who can’t tame the beast within.  It’s a jungle out there!!!You could get eaten.

            For instance, we have evolved to the point where we have developed evolutionary mechanisms that tend to restrain aggressive behavior because it is dangerous and can be deadly. The other day I was cut off by a driver in the street. His car crashed into to mine. I was angry and like what most people would have done in my situation I did not react violently, since there were other means to solve the situation. I called the police and filed a police report, so that the perpetrators would be fined and would have to pay for the damage. We have evolved where many matters can be dealt with through communication. Contrary to our prehistoric ancestors, they would have probably reacted in a physically volatile manner that may have resulted in their deaths. Now, that we are more sensible beings we can prevent less harm by using our wit (evolutionary mechanisms).