Is there a wild man in the world? 139 years ago, I caught a "savage girl", and the ending was sad
Since ancient times, human beings have a long history of curiosity about themselves and their surroundings. The development of human civilization has not been smooth sailing, and it has gone through many twists and challenges. Our ancestors came to the fore in competition with the natural world and their kind, eventually becoming the masters of the planet.
However, with the rise of human civilization, people gradually distanced themselves from the natural world, and no longer regarded it as a paradise for survival, but as a mysterious abyss. Humans began to project their minds onto the natural world, believing that in addition to the higher humans, there was a kind of existence between humans and other species, the so-called savages.
There has been a debate about the existence of savages for thousands of years. In ancient Roman lore, the founders of the city are described as twin brothers who grew up under the care of wild beasts. In a sense, these twins can also be considered savages, as they did not grow up in human civilization, but spent their childhood in a wild environment, although they eventually returned to human society.
The question of whether there are wild people or not remains unanswered. A report of a European expedition discovering a wild man 139 years ago has aroused interest. Allegedly, the expedition found a "savage girl" in the primeval jungles of Laos in Southeast Asia, covered in hair, in contrast to the bare bodies of humans. This discovery caused widespread heated discussion at the time and became a strange story.
In 1881, Norwegian explorer Bock led an expedition into the primeval jungle on the border between Thailand and Laos. Their goal was to search for treasures untouched by human civilization, and this belief of European explorers inspired generations of brave people to venture into Asia.
The expedition stumbles upon a primitive tribe and is shocked by what they see. The inhabitants of primitive tribes were covered with long body hair, and although they stood and walked, they looked more like apes than humans.
The tribe did not develop a high level of civilization, they only built rudimentary shelters from the trees and did not have agriculture, and relied only on gathering and hunting to make a living.
Unfortunately, instead of treating this primitive tribe with tolerance and understanding, the expedition led by Bock attacked them brutally. In the face of the advanced **, the primitive tribe had no resistance, most of the members were killed, and a few were captured.
One of those captured was the savage girl Krao, who was imprisoned with her parents. In the midst of the toss, Savage Girl's father unfortunately contracted cholera and died, while her mother was taken to Bangkok. The expedition regarded the family as an asset and brought the savage girl Krao back to Europe.
The expedition team saw the Savage Girl as a bragging rights, and considered her a symbol of their brave expedition and conquest of nature. However, what kind of ordeal will this innocent and unfortunate girl go through in Europe? How will her fate end?
The appearance of a savage girl quickly caused a sensation on the European continent. Europeans have always harbored unrealistic illusions about the Far East, and the appearance of the KRAO caters precisely to this unhealthy imagination.
Regarded as a savage, the Krao travels around Europe. The expedition treated her as personal property, and one of them, Dr. George Shelly, became Krao's agent. Under his tutelage, Krao learned English and German and was able to communicate briefly with the audience.
From a modern point of view, Krao is not really a wild man. They are likely to be people with a gene for longer hair, or due to a genetic mutation or genetic factor, and longer hair does not affect their survival in society. Therefore, they chose to live in the wild, and in the environment of the southeastern rainforest, they can survive smoothly.
However, in the modern world, KRAO is not treated as a normal human being. She's more like a monkey than a savage. The audience thinks that Krao is a strange being, but they never think of saving her. In their opinion, Krao is no different from an animal, and her fate is decided by the expedition.
In 1984, Krao was brought to Philadelphia by Dr. George Shelly. In this new continent, Krao found her place to belong, joining the freak club of the United States and becoming a member of it, participating in traveling exhibitions.
The Freak Club is a very special organization in the United States, which mainly gathers some unusual people, such as conjoined people, dwarfs, triplets, and obese people. Americans love to see these weird traveling exhibits of human beings.
Krao's life was only a few decades long, and since she was captured by an expedition, she has completely lost her freedom. Every day, she is forced to interact with her audience, satisfying their curiosity and bad tastes.
However, deep down, we know that Krao is actually a flesh-and-blood and emotional person. It's a pity that far away from the primeval jungles of Southeast Asia, she can only be treated as a freak. If she was still in the primitive tribe, she might have a difficult life but she could be cared for by others.
On April 16, 1926, Krao, who had been living in exile in the continental United States for many years, contracted the flu. During the pandemic that year, her condition deteriorated dramatically.
On his deathbed, Klao couldn't control the sadness in his heart. She made her only wish: to be cremated after death. She is well aware of the cruelty and ruthlessness of American society, and may be made into a taxidermy to continue to exhibit. She does not want to endure such a fate, and longs for eternal peace and reuniting with her family in another world. Only after cremation, leaving no trace in this world, can she attain the peace that her heart desires.
It is undeniable that despite the rhetoric of noble ideas in places like Europe, the United States, and Japan, in reality, there will always be an arrogant mentality in their bones. This is no different from China. These countries all have a strong reverence for power and a lack of deep understanding of true wisdom.
If China wants to gain a foothold in the world, it must demonstrate its power to these countries. Only strength can awaken them, because in today's international community, true wisdom is to show one's strength.
In the long course of history, China has suffered too many setbacks. In order not to be unable to control its destiny like the KRAO, China must take a firm attitude in the face of all obstacles from the world.
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