Toxic relationships

Author's name: Alison T. Duffy, Darsey Lainsdar Publisher: Dream Book for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2023 Literary classification: Self-development and Psychology Book summary: When one of the students asked the archaeologist (Margaret Mead) one of her students about what she considers the first evidence of civilization in human history, the student expected the answer to be: clay dishes or engraved stones, or even a fishing rod. But the professor replied: The first sign of civilization in ancient civilizations was a broken thigh bone that healed. The students were surprised by her answer, and asked her to clarify, so she replied: In the animal kingdom, if an animal's leg is broken, it is killed; it cannot escape danger, or reach water to drink, or hunt. An animal with a broken leg cannot survive long enough for the leg to heal, but the presence of a healed thigh bone after a break is evidence that someone stayed with the injured person; tied his wound, carried him to a safe place, fed him, gave him water, and cared for him until he healed. Helping someone in difficult times is the starting point of civilization… In social relationships, the feeling of human safety precedes everything.