Knowledge and the written word....

Knowledge and the written word....

The written word .........

Knowledge can manifest it self in many different forms from Art, Science, Music, Philosophy and many other examples ...... but one of the most abundant is through expression of the written word.


Writing can be an amazing tool for self expression if used properly or it can be used to spread lies and slander..............guess it just depends on the person doing the writing.

However i still believe the written word is truly an amazing creation. From its earliest conception in ancient Sumaria to the modern day it has continued with a steady evolution throughout history, ever furthering our knowledge of one another and the world around us. It is truly astounding how far we've come. Currently it is estimated that there are at least 6,912 different languages spoken throughout the world. However there is no real way of actually knowing how many there really is because there's so many different variations on the same words and some times the same words can even have different meanings depending on on what language your specking and what region of the world your in. There are also hundreds if not thousands of dead languages throughout history that most modern writing and spoken language evolved from.

Though it is still a widely debated subject of "who was the first to develop the written word"... Most people still credit the Sumerians for it's creation. there where stone tablets discovered that date back to about 3,500BC this tablets pre-date cuneiform The Sumerians also invented pictured hieroglyphs / pictographs this hieroglyphs where the basis for what later became cuneiform, Cuneiform is the earliest recorded form of written language dating back to about 3000BCE.
(Unless you count the cave paintings that depict the every day lives and history of ancient man created by the caveman, technically its still a written language.)

The written word is a truly amazing creation. Allowing us to not only document our thoughts and ideas and communicate and share our creations and our creative thoughts with not only one another but the entire world, and weather you use this tool for something productive like creating music, poetry or great literature, or decide to use it for something shameful like spreading lies and slander its your choice. It could also be interpreted as an interesting representation of our personality's.

As far as the evolution of writing , I think it's amazing how far we've actually come as a species.

From the times of ancient man carving hieroglyphs into the walls of structures and on small clay tablets thousands of years ago where only a small group of people would ever see it. To the modern day where we now have the ability through the Internet a truly phenomenal tool for creating and sharing our thoughts, ideas, and vast amounts of knowledge with the entire word with little more the the touch of a button or the click of a mouse..........