About a month ago, a plane flew over the Peruvian Amazon (click to see article), I have only been on the skirmishes of this jungle when I hiked through the Andes mountains. But deep in the Amazon, one plane captured an image that has stunned the world over. People shooting arrows at the plane, likely not knowing what it is and trying to protect their families.
In a time where humans believe there is nothing left to be discovered...a tribe of people are found, who have never contacted other humans beyond their own. Some groups want to go and teach them their way, perhaps others have their own version of civilization to impart to these people. But these people have survived for a long time, likely without knowledge of famine, rampant disease and other things which seem to plague our world. At the same time, some may argue that we have much to learn from eachother, and the possibility to begin to record the history of these newly found people for our future generations, is certainly a compelling one. But, as we become more connected across borders, are we also diluting who we are?
I won't call sides and try to determine who is right or wrong in this argument, but it is a perplexing question to come in this time in our history. When so many things have been discovered and perhaps even "conquered" by humankind, and we find something that has not, how do we, as human beings, respond to the question?
