Mar 20, 2022
2 min read
14,000 Years Old
An old thought
I wondered, after watching again (for the fifth time), The Man of Earth (highly recommended), what would I be doing, both generally and specifically, had I remained alive after 14,000 years on this pale blue dot. It is surely an extraordinary age for a human — am I human? — or any other animal, as far as we know. Only trees could reach such an age under optimal circumstances, which does not seem to be…
