Where are YOU from, and where do YOU Belong?

in life •  8 years ago  (edited)

We're all different - some more than others, but all different. Some of us are black, some white, others are brown. Maybe you have blue eyes, or green, or grey. You may have curly hair, straight hair, big pores, small pores, webbed feet, hairy, or smooth.

Regardless of what makes you different, you're different.

This in itself is unlikely to be of news to you. However, I've been thinking, as it seems I do quite regularly, about what these differences mean for us. Allow me to elaborate...

You see, evolution brought us to where we are today. Before you, were thousands of generations of mothers and fathers, evolving and adapting to create who you are today. It's absolutely mind blowing to think about on a macro scale.

This video dives into some of the evolutionary history if you'd like to learn more or refresh your knowledge.

Evolution itself isn't really what I want to discuss. But rather, what does your current evolutionary traits, and thus your DNA, mean for where you belong in the world. I don't mean in terms of sociological and socioeconomic status within society, but rather the physical location on Earth.

As we prepare to embark on a journey to colonize Mars, this question is ever the more fascinating, from a future outlook. But I'm talking about you, today.

Your Geological Adaptations

Everyone has different characteristics that point to specific geological adaptations. Many of us don't consciously think about this and it's rarely discussed or acknowledged as being an important factor in our lives. However, I'd argue that the lack of importance placed on this subject is at the root of many of our current diagnoses.

Do you suffer from allergies? Did you ever pause to think that this could be a result of your evolution and DNA? Did your ancestors evolve to be immune to the airborne particles of the regions where you reside? Pollution withstanding, this can be an important factor. Just recently I met a man in Puerto Rico of Puerto Rican heritage that returned after growing up in Chicago and suffering from allergies for years. Being back in Puerto Rico, he's since beaten his allergies.

Do you consider 50 or 60 degrees to be cold and unpleasant? I know I do, but many people do not. For me, I know I have lower blood pressure and my blood doesn't circulate to my extremities particularly well, especially in colder climates. As a result of this, I prefer warmer climates and find myself happier as a result.

Your Eyes

Do you have light sensitivity and blue eyes? Maybe you originated from a place on earth that gets less sunlight overall. I, for one, need lots of sunlight. It adds to my overall happiness and well-being. I find dark places to be depressing. If you're like me and this is the case, maybe you need to alter your home or work environments to add more light.

Blue Eye

Your Skin

Do you have larger pores, making you better adapted to hot or humid climates. Maybe the colder climates dry out your skin.

Are you dark skinned? Do you need additional vitamin D from a lack of continued exposure to sunlight? Or maybe you're light skinned and the sun is causing skin cancer.

Skin Colors

Your Hair

Are you hairy? Do you have long eye-lashes? These all say something about where you're from and the environment with which your body was designed to handle.

Hair Types

What Makes You - You

Learning to identify what makes you unique and your unique DNA adaptation can improve your quality of life in ways, although obvious, generally ignored.

The globalization and mobilization of humans on the planet is a recent phenomenon. It's not really until the last few decades that humans have really been able to move around the world, settling in various places. The rate at which humans continue to move and settle will undoubtedly accelerate, and as a master race becomes more ubiquitous these adaptations will evolve, and likely evolve to incorporate the various diversities of the planet in it's entirety.

However, until that point, these inherent adaptations exist within who we are, and to ignore their very real effect on our nature and well-being is disingenuous. That's not to say that we should all go back to the motherland, but being cognizant and aware of these facts can change how we address some of the issues we face.

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Don't you think that, precisely because of globalization, our race will evolve more slowly?
For starters, as we are living in the best era ever for our race, the body needs fewer adaptations than ever. The eyes things, maybe. Maybe a bigger brain. Thinner fingers. But all the changes derived from Cold, Rain, Hot, etc should be neglected, as an african-born guy can end living in Moscow more easily than ever.. At least this are my 2 satoshis ^^

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

I don't disagree. However, instead of seeing mutations in our DNA resulting from exposure and adaptations to our environment, we'll see more inter-breeding. This will actually accelerate our race. However, it's more of a "borrowing" concept than a true adaptation concept.