On the Threshold of Paradise

ON THE THRESHOLD OF PARADISE even a simple form of agriculture, stone took pride of place as the most widely used material; this phase came to be called the Stone Age. So far as early homo sapiens were concerned, he possessed the same natural qualities as the people of the present day. For example, the latest research has shown that the human brain contained one hundred billion particles during the Stone Age, no less than what is contained in the human brain today. It was only because of a lack of education and knowledge that man could not utilise his hidden potential at that time. Then came the dawn of the agricultural period, during which man discovered more and more ways of harnessing Nature. This period saw the development of irrigation, ploughing, the rearing and breeding of animals, iron and carts with wheels. This way, leading a better life than the previous age became possible. The industrial period began when man moved away from animal power and invented mechanical power. Now man converted water into steam power and made steam engines. There was a further leap forward