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from the love and presence that's our deepest

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Story that years ago, the anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student, what she considered

to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.

And the student expected Margaret Mead to talk about clay pots or tools for hunting.

But that wasn't what she did.

She said the first evidence of civilization was a fractured yet healed femur.

That's what links the hip to the knee. The particular bone had been broken and healed, which means other people had cared for this person, got them to safety,

tended to them. So she's basically saying helping each other, collaborative efforts,

caring is what allows us to flourish in all ways.

So whether or not she actually said this, the message is profound that civilization that evolved

human society begins with compassion. And there are countless examples of humans extending to each

other in the midst of hardships and simply out of friendliness. I'm just thinking in these last

few weeks for me here, a lot of the East Coast, the blizzards, just witnessing

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