Prehistoric man’s primal instinct was to survive.  Being of lesser stature and strength than 
the gargantuan beasts that controlled the prehistoric plains, it didn’t take him long to 
assess his vulnerability.  But there was reason why he was able to do this because unlike 
all of earth’s creatures during that period, man was also endowed with intelligence.


And while he was struggling to remain alive, he came to realize that his chances for 
survival were proportionately related to the numbers he survived with.  In other words, 
the larger the number, the better his chances for survival.  But being endowed with 
intelligence, man also came to realize that cohabitation was alright for procreation but it 
fell miserably short of expectation when he tried to outrun a hungry tyrannosaurus.


Now, I can’t tell you how many million years ago all this happened, but at some point in 
time, man became the hunter and he stopped running.  He decided that trying to outrun a 
much faster hungry beast with the hope of not being randomly picked for a meal wasn’t 
an ideal way to go for a creature of his stature.  He decided to take more control over his 
existence and determined that the only way he could achieve this was through the mutual 
support and strength of the community he lived in.  But in order to get the support of 
others, he was also smart enough to realize that he had to give support in order to receive 
support.  And to make sure that everyone would be mutually united and ready to fight 
against all of the powers of nature, he invented a new philosophy called, "trust," --- a  
philosophy that we find in lessening supply today but one that we need in more 
abundance now than in our prehistoric past when we were fighting against overpowering 
odds with a stone axe.


Today, after sixty-five years, our Armenian churches and communities in this sea of 
assimilation called "North America," are still divided.  It leaves me to wonder: If our 
prehistoric ancestors of a million or more years ago had the foresight and intelligence to 
realize that their future depended on mutual trust and unity, why are we having such a 
problem realizing it today?  


Our Armenian Apostolic Christian faith is seventeen-hundred years old.  Our Christian 
faith denounces disunity and distrust, as all good Christian faiths do.  Our Christian faith 
glorifies forgiveness through the crucifixion of Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our 
sins.


Our primal ancestors of a million or more years ago had the intelligence and moral 
strength to cultivate unity and trust without a Christian faith to guide them. Yet, here in 
North America, with a million or more years of evolution coupled with our 
seventeen-hundred years of Christian teachings and values, we are having the most 
god-awful time getting our churches and communities back together again.


Was the guy who wrote, "Humpty Dumpty," an Armenian?


Joseph Vosbikian