Here we can see that after having lost some days with Ishmael our narrator, finds that his teacher was no longer there. Although this might not have been on purpose it did test how deep his desire to save the world was. Although the pursuit was important as a test what came after this eclipsed this. The final lesson of Ishmael, is putting together the big picture. What came before explained how the takers came to be and therefore their culture. There was a definition of culture that was really because of how it applied to us.
“When a species attains a certain order of intelligence, the members of one generation begin to pass information and techniques to the next. The next generation takes this accumulation, adds its own discoveries and refinements, and passes the total on to the next.” (p.198)
This is the definition of culture but of course the context is what really makes it mean something. Chimpanzees are passing information down to the next generation and therefore they have some sort of primitive culture.
““Yes. The takers accumulate knowledge about what works for things. The Leavers accumulate knowledge about what works well for people.””(206)
This is the main point of the whole chapter and I believe one of the most important ones of the book. It’s the main difference between the Cultures of the Leavers and Takers. That statement is why our civilization is going down the path it is. Knowing how to deal with things is good for the limited universe we live in. The book makes us see the knowledge of the leavers as something wonderful that we don’t posses. This wisdom isn’t meant for our limited universe, (of what we see hear and touch.) it means to be for the generations to come and it is means to solve the really important questions in some way. (Why are we here, what is our purpose, etc.) This way can make us think of what are we doing and should make us reflect on our actions. Many of the things we do as Takers are directly related with this. An example of this is the war in the Middle East and the political tension between Colombia and Venezuela. All of these events occur because we believe to know what the right way of living is, but when we do realize that it’s not about the right way but which works best for us will it be too late? If it ever is too late and something else takes our place will they know which and how to follow the most important law of all? If we do accept our mistakes and find our path will we fall back on to darkness when the meaning of that idealistic culture is lost?
“When a species attains a certain order of intelligence, the members of one generation begin to pass information and techniques to the next. The next generation takes this accumulation, adds its own discoveries and refinements, and passes the total on to the next.” (p.198)
This is the definition of culture but of course the context is what really makes it mean something. Chimpanzees are passing information down to the next generation and therefore they have some sort of primitive culture.
““Yes. The takers accumulate knowledge about what works for things. The Leavers accumulate knowledge about what works well for people.””(206)
This is the main point of the whole chapter and I believe one of the most important ones of the book. It’s the main difference between the Cultures of the Leavers and Takers. That statement is why our civilization is going down the path it is. Knowing how to deal with things is good for the limited universe we live in. The book makes us see the knowledge of the leavers as something wonderful that we don’t posses. This wisdom isn’t meant for our limited universe, (of what we see hear and touch.) it means to be for the generations to come and it is means to solve the really important questions in some way. (Why are we here, what is our purpose, etc.) This way can make us think of what are we doing and should make us reflect on our actions. Many of the things we do as Takers are directly related with this. An example of this is the war in the Middle East and the political tension between Colombia and Venezuela. All of these events occur because we believe to know what the right way of living is, but when we do realize that it’s not about the right way but which works best for us will it be too late? If it ever is too late and something else takes our place will they know which and how to follow the most important law of all? If we do accept our mistakes and find our path will we fall back on to darkness when the meaning of that idealistic culture is lost?
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