Had a discussion with my elder brother about a friend of mine that
just changed to a strenuous bank job from a much more liberal
environment in customer service. At first, my friend couldn't just cope
with the bank job, and had issues settling but eventually did. My
brother then told me about the amazing reality of Feral children, kids
taken care of by wild animals. On researching on the subject, I was
amazed that cartoons like Jungle boy, George of the Jungle e.t.c
(thanks to teleturbies I signed off cartoons completely….except walt
disneys though) were all based on real stories. So these are what I
noticed about feral children and mans ability to adapt
1. Necessity is the mother of evolution- these kids developed
wonderful features that allowed them to blend into their new
environments. Claws, speed, and even language skills for
communication. In our present world, we always find it difficult to
CHANGE status quo(I know Sai Buhari fans are smiling from ear to
ear now)
2. We are Homo…. - Just because the last known scientific
documentations suggest that we are at our most advanced stage does
not limit us to whatever we can, and want to do.
3. Survival skills would bring the best out of YOU! Mehn even pastor
no wan die o, and survival skills would definitely aim at preserving you
for as long as it can. However these skills are developed almost
instinctively by humans, and its part of the amazing fearures of we
humans. These children's survival skills instinctively allowed them to
develop unimagined features to further preserve them. So the next
time you think you've had the worst life ever and wanna jump off
3MB, just remember some people grew up within a pack of wolves and
bleeping survived! The jungle called Lagos can't do worse
4. Man has three basic needs… Feral children borrowed just one;
Food- Feral children have adapted to their environment and have no
knowledge of the need for clothing and basic shelter needs. It proves
that we can survive on much less than what we actually have
5. Widely acclaimed enemies could have a heart- One of the strangest
feral children I came across was the she wolf. Brought up among
carnivores that crave flesh makes me realize that even your enemies
could have compassion. I don’t believe in stereotypes, id allow you to
prove urself before judging you. I think this could go a long way in
helping the relationships we build.
You guys could also add ur observations. Think I wanna learn how to
run like a gazelle now o
http://listverse.com/2008/03/07/10-modern-cases-of-feral-children/