Since homo-sapiens began conceiving ideas with their highly developed primate brains, the desire for CONTROL has held a firm grasp on their consciousness. The primary desire of man has been to control his environment. The control over fire enabled early humans to keep predators at bay while offering a chance to change the nature of the food they ate. During this first period of mankind, it was quickly learned that one cannot control the entirety of one’s world, so humanity began to hide in caves… eventually building boxes around themselves to shut out the dangers of the world from their minds. These boxes were at first simple huts or tents, later becoming increasingly complex and compartmentalized feats of architectural genius. It was thought, that hiding in these boxes would ensure safety from danger and uncertainty. This, however, is and always was an illusion.

    As the illusions of control began to fade with each innovation, mankind would quickly develop a new piece of technology in hopes of gaining some sort of control over its world. By far, the greatest of these advancements – as well as being one of the most corrupt – was the ability to control life and death over plants.

    Humans would now remain in one place for most if not all of their life, repeating a tiresome cycle of work and rest in order to ensure the upkeep of the garden. To the observer, this would have looked like madness… but for participant, it was the entire focus of his/her life as this upkeep of the garden would ensure that the tribe would have enough food to eat, even in times of hardship. The result, however, was not only that of insurance of food, but also the insurance of population. While the gardens grew, so did the people. And as the people grew, so did the gardens. Soon, the garden became vast farm which required all of the tribe to tend to it. Gathering was replaced by the harvest, and the hunt was reduced to slaughter and subjugation of livestock.

    As populations around the world exploded, it was apparent that the tribe could no longer survive. And so, the city was born. Box after box would be clustered together near the farm, and these boxes were protected by bigger boxes, created as walls to further block out the outside world. In these cities, the people once relegated to the watch of the spirit-world now became the grand chieftains of society. These great priest-kings created the specialization of work for the people. Meaning, that while a few worked overtime in the fields, others would do nothing but gather water, create more boxes to meet population demands, craft art, and more importantly; build great temples for the priest-kings to live and work in. The people dared not question their new chiefs or the civilization which so many suffered under to create, for fear of punishment by the gods, or by other mortals.

    Control over the environment had now turned into the control over the people. Thus, the SLAVE was born.

    This is a call to take a moment and turn away from the fields, from the labor which we all feel obligated to do and think for ourselves. Then maybe, when we return… if we return, we may just come back with a little more wisdom to better deal with problems which we more or less created.

                So long as humanity desires to control, it too, will be controlled. Man is under subjugation by his own desire. We are all slaves.