I was reading an article on BBC about how
archeologists are extensively studying the remains at Pompeii, an ancient Roman
City buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. They are starting to study how
the Romans live 2,000 years ago. The most useful part of the study was found on
the largest excrement ever unearthed in the Roman world. The archeologists says
the sewer helps them understand the lifestyle at that time, what they eat and
even there health and jobs. They even called it unprecedented! Well, indeed it
is! Imagine finding the lifestyle of people living thousand years ago in an
excrement.
Isn’t it ironic that sometimes the only way to solve the riddle of life is through the lowly excrement! Nothing is wasted indeed, even the considered dirtiest place like a sewer can hold an answer to so many questions. Life is like that, the lowest and indescribably sewer like situation has its use too. Our hurts, pains, feeling of betrayal, losses, our seemingly unending excrement, our sewer life, can actually be useful. When we learn to face our excrement, unearth our sewers and faithfully reflect upon it, we can actually get the most astonishing discovery. The discovery of our very self! The vulnerable yet indomitable self! Nothing is wasted!
by aats
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