It became known, for instance, through Greek and Egyptian culture three centuries before Christ, that the earth is a sphere.  Even the circumference of it was accurately calculated at that time, and a voyage of discovery was launched from Egypt in 232 B.C. that reached across the Pacific to North and South America.  All this advanced knowledge became lost for more than a thousand years by the ravishing of oligarchic empires.  1723 years passed in this darkness that had descended upon humanity, until Christopher Columbus made his famous transatlantic voyage in 1492 to the Caribbean, which was hailed as a great triumph.  Had the imperial period been prevented, with its resulting cultural darkness, it is conceivable that mankind could have stood on the moon in 600 A.D., which, incidentally, is a feat we can no longer accomplish, today, since the required industrial base does not exist anymore.

In modern times the imperial parasite has become a near infinite monster that is destroying whole nations and is threatening civilization itself.  The face of the parasite, of course, has changed.  The clans of royalty that once stood at the forefront of an upper crust of thieves have given way to modern structures set up to facilitate financial looting, which, in turn, are protected by powerful national and international organizations that are sponsored by the thieves who are kept in power by whatever force is needed.  Of course, the methods are also more refined than they were in Roman days.  The methods have become more civilized, but they are still centered on stealing.  Also, the effects that the thieves have on society remain the same.  The reason that the effects are so intense in modern times, as they are destroying entire nations, merely reflects the intensity of the game of robbery that is being perpetrated, and the apathy of humanity that submits itself to it.

Apathy may not be the right term to describe the failure that allows this.  The cause is more deeply rooted.  Cynicism may be a better term to describe the lack of reaction.  The individual says "I cannot change the world."  As a result the monster parasite grows evermore at the expense of all those who regard themselves as impotent.

Today's parasite is called financial speculation by which huge profits are drawn, while nothing being produced by the process.  "Investors" demand 40% even 100% profit from an economy that generates a 2% gain at the very best.  Investors call the profits "earnings."  In real terms they are proceeds from theft.  Also, it should require no special genius to figure out that such processes are destructive upon society.  History shows that demands of this type lead to economic and physical disintegration.  In the fourteenth century such demands and the ensuing consequences had wiped out half the population of Europe.

The point is, human history is not cast in stone.  It isn't a guaranteed an upwards progression.  Its course has been self-determined by humanity.  It has been determined by its ideas and ideals and its dedication to them.  If these ideas and ideals are all-embracing, humanity prospers by the virtue of its common strength.  Here, we find the quality of generosity expressed, and reflected in the prosperity of a renaissance.  If, on the other hand, mankind's ideals are confined within the narrow boundary that individuals would draw around themselves, then thievery instead of generosity, reigns, and prosperity becomes lost.

It is interesting, at this point, to compare the love story that Richard Strauss has set to music in the Rosencavalier, to the one which Hector Beriloz used for his Symphony Fantastique.  The symphony describes the composer's own story of unreqited longing for a woman.  It describes the delirious fantasy of a man locked within the boundary of his wants, bound by a lack of generosity.  The theme of his beloved unfolds beautiful at first, but then becomes interwoven with themes of murder, execution, and ends in a swirl of diabolical ritualism.  It is interesting to note that the same music can also be applied as a musical narrative to the British Opium Wars against China and its deadly ravishing effect on that nation.  The music applies equally, here, because the root behind the two processes is the same.  It is on this level where the mankind's history must be judged, because it is there where it is largely determined.

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Stories about  Sex from novels by Rolf A. F. Witzsche