and the cruel desert was always poised to overwhelm life, and turn bounty to famine..
https://youtu.be/KuUMe-43A3E
The Nile rivers' precious water and rich, dark earth could provide a universal bounty,
provide for the life of a nation in the form of fertile, well watered fields; fields that provided bounteous harvests that could power the wealth of an empire...
...but the Nile could also rage, and overflow its banks, wiping out settlements and people as remorselessly as the desert could kill you from thirst and desiccation...
and forever sweep your city under encroaching desert sands.
The history of Egypt - and indeed, of all human civilization and accomplishments -
is the history of wresting order, harmony, and production from the forces of chaos and darkness & destruction.
Without a strong leader, and strong, unified leadership, Egyptian civilization - the life of its people - would be overwhelmed by chaos, destruction and darkness: famine & encroaching deserts could turn even brother against brother; could make even starving mothers and fathers devour their own children.
This amazing story shows us that for people to live in harmony and free of want or fear
- from an environment that can turn from nurturing paradise to harsh, unforgiving desert, or brutal flood in an instant - they must unite and work together, and not dissipate and waste their creative powers in division and divisive conflict.
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