I wondered then, if he and his people were the lucky ones having lived in simpler times.
This is the way I always have thought! With all of our modern conveniences and abilities to travel or take leisure at will, it would seem as though we are at the top and have all the luck. That is the exact thoughts of every generation of human that's ever lived. During the time of their lives, they were on the cutting edge of technology, even if it were only the discovery of fire, flint knapping etc. They were the innovators of their time. I wonder if they ever thought that those who came before were the lucky ones.
Most of the time I think yes, they were the lucky ones.
Yep, the flint knapping was in my mind when I wrote my comment, that was a highly developed skill and incredibly innovative as we're other such skills and discoveries...the wheel comes to mind as well, development of bronze as a product and so much more as well. Imagine how long those things have taken to discover huh? Quite incredible.
I like simplicity and seek it I'm life, work to keep my life as uncomplicated as possible, but gonlddamm it, that's a difficult thing to do in modern society.