A Dae In the Life

  Humanity has never been able to stay the same for very long, and is constantly evolving. Since the beginning of time, humans and their lifestyles, environments, and cultures have been changing and adapting to these new situations. This concept is most accurately summed up by Utnapishtim when he tells the anxious Gilgamesh “There is no permanence.” This notion of impermanence would continue on for all of eternity. But what does living in impermanence even mean? When looking back at human history, no two eras or time periods are too similar; advancements within technology, society, politics, and more help to rapidly change the environment we exist in, therefore affecting the cultural and social reactions that spring up in the wake of such events. Take the beginning of human history, for example; we were once nomadic hunter-gatherers who roamed entire continents, having no one place to settle down. Our food supply was obtained on a day to day basis, and groups of natives traveled al...

  Storytelling has been a part of human history since our beginning. From cave art made by the first peoples, to plays performed at the great Globe Theatre, and to the movies we binge watch on Netflix today, a common element has been present over all the eras of narratives: stories about heroes. But why are these narratives so attractive to us? For starters, they serve to inspire us more than anything. The feelings characters experience course through us, like adrenaline and fear, but also excitement and splendor. We want to feel this same rush of feelings heroes do, and get us thinking about what more to life there is. We're encouraged to discover things individually, about the world and oneself. Furthermore, they allow us to take a break from reality; more often than not, these fictional characters are appealing to us, and we love getting to know them from an outside perspective. It gives us another world to live in for a while, full of places and creatures and people we would ne...