The Human Race
The Human Race has been running for a long time reaching back to the start line with Adam and Eve! ‘Homo sapiens’ was a name introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus which you may think is surprisingly recent – the translation from Latin is ‘wise man’. In this race, many ‘drivers’ have motivated people for good and bad. The good can be seen in acts of kindness, charities, generous giving to others in need, works of service and emancipation. Outstanding examples can be seen in people such as Mother Teresa, William Wilberforce, Nelson Mandela and of course Jesus Christ. Sadly, on the other side there are just as many examples of those who have exploited and ruined others – the worst of these is perhaps Hitler who ruthlessly set out to rid society of those who did not fit his Aryan model and sent them to Auschwitz where 1.1million human beings were exterminated. It is a chilling place making one reflect deeply on the Human Race – on its past, present and future.
- ‘I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character’ – Martin Luther King Jr