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69:2.1 [[Primitive]] [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] slowly grew up as an insurance against the [[terrors]] of [[famine]]. Early in his [[existence]] man began to draw lessons from some of the [[animals]] that, during a [[harvest]] of plenty, store up [[food]] against the days of [[scarcity]].

69:2.1 [[Primitive]] [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] slowly grew up as an insurance against the [[terrors]] of [[famine]]. Early in his [[existence]] man began to draw lessons from some of the [[animals]] that, during a [[harvest]] of plenty, store up [[food]] against the days of [[scarcity]].

69:2.2 Before the [[dawn]] of early [[frugality]] and [[primitive]] [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] the lot of the [[average]] [[tribe]] was one of destitution and real [[suffering]]. Early man had to [[compete]] with the whole [[animal]] world for his [[food]]. [[Competition]]-[[gravity]] ever pulls man down toward the beast level; [[poverty]] is his [[natural]] and [[tyrannical]] estate. [[Wealth]] is not a [[natural]] gift; it results from [[labor]], [[knowledge]], and [[organization]].

69:2.2 Before the [[dawn]] of early [[frugality]] and [[primitive]] [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] the lot of the [[average]] [[tribe]] was one of destitution and real [[suffering]]. Early man had to [[compete]] with the whole [[animal]] world for his [[food]]. [[Competition]]-[[gravity]] ever pulls man down toward the beast level; [[poverty]] is his [[natural]] and [[tyrannical]] estate. [[Wealth]] is not a [[natural]] gift; it results from [[labor]], [[knowledge]], and [[organization]].

69:2.3 [[Primitive]] man was not slow to [[recognize]] the advantages of [[association]]. Association led to [[organization]], and the first result of organization was division of [[labor]], with its [[immediate]] saving of [[time]] and [[materials]]. These specializations of [[labor]] arose by [[adaptation]] to [[pressure]]—pursuing the paths of lessened [[resistance]]. [[Primitive]] savages never did any real [[work]] cheerfully or willingly. With them [[conformity]] was due to the [[coercion]] of [[necessity]].

69:2.3 [[Primitive]] man was not slow to [[recognize]] the advantages of [[association]]. Association led to [[organization]], and the first result of organization was division of [[labor]], with its [[immediate]] saving of [[time]] and [[materials]]. These specializations of [[labor]] arose by [[adaptation]] to [[pressure]]—pursuing the paths of lessened [[resistance]]. [[Primitive]] savages never did any real [[work]] cheerfully or willingly. With them [[conformity]] was due to the [[coercion]] of [[necessity]].

69:2.4 [[Primitive]] man disliked hard [[work]], and he would not hurry unless confronted by grave [[danger]]. The [[time]] element in [[labor]], the [[idea]] of doing a given task within a certain [[time]] [[limit]], is entirely a [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern modern] notion. The ancients were never rushed. It was the double demands of the [[intense]] [[struggle]] for [[existence]] and of the ever-advancing [[standards]] of living that drove the [[naturally]] inactive [[races]] of early man into avenues of industry.

69:2.4 [[Primitive]] man disliked hard [[work]], and he would not hurry unless confronted by grave [[danger]]. The [[time]] element in [[labor]], the [[idea]] of doing a given task within a certain [[time]] [[limit]], is entirely a [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern modern] notion. The ancients were never rushed. It was the double demands of the [[intense]] [[struggle]] for [[existence]] and of the ever-advancing [[standards]] of living that drove the [[naturally]] inactive [[races]] of early man into avenues of industry.

69:2.5 [[Labor]], the efforts of [[design]], distinguishes man from the [[beast]], whose exertions are largely [[instinctive]]. The [[necessity]] for [[labor]] is man's paramount [[blessing]]. The Prince's staff all worked; they did much to ennoble [[physical]] [[labor]] on [[Urantia]]. [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_74 Adam] was a gardener; the [[God]] of the [[Hebrews]] labored—he was the [[creator]] and upholder of all [[things]]. The [[Hebrews]] were the first [[tribe]] to put a supreme premium on [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry]; they were the first people to [[decree]] that "he who does not work shall not eat."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Thessalonians] But many of the [[religions]] of the world reverted to the early [[ideal]] of idleness. [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter Jupiter] was a reveler, and [[Buddha]] became a [[reflective]] devotee of [[leisure]].

69:2.5 [[Labor]], the efforts of [[design]], distinguishes man from the [[beast]], whose exertions are largely [[instinctive]]. The [[necessity]] for [[labor]] is man's paramount [[blessing]]. The Prince's staff all worked; they did much to ennoble [[physical]] [[labor]] on [[Urantia]]. [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_74 Adam] was a gardener; the [[God]] of the [[Hebrews]] labored—he was the [[creator]] and upholder of all [[things]]. The [[Hebrews]] were the first [[tribe]] to put a supreme premium on [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry]; they were the first people to [[decree]] that "he who does not work shall not eat."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Thessalonians] But many of the [[religions]] of the world reverted to the early [[ideal]] of idleness. [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter Jupiter] was a reveler, and [[Buddha]] became a [[reflective]] devotee of [[leisure]].

69:2.6 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64#64:6._THE_SIX_SANGIK_RACES_OF_URANTIA Sangik tribes] were fairly industrious when residing away from the tropics. But there was a long, long [[struggle]] between the lazy devotees of [[magic]] and the [[apostles]] of [[work]]—those who exercised [[foresight]].

69:2.6 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64#64:6._THE_SIX_SANGIK_RACES_OF_URANTIA Sangik tribes] were fairly industrious when residing away from the tropics. But there was a long, long [[struggle]] between the lazy devotees of [[magic]] and the [[apostles]] of [[work]]—those who exercised [[foresight]].

69:2.7 The first [[human]] [[foresight]] was directed toward the preservation of [[fire]], [[water]], and [[food]]. But [[primitive]] man was a natural-born gambler; he always wanted to get something for nothing, and all too often during these early times the success which accrued from [[patient]] [[practice]] was attributed to [[charms]]. [[Magic]] was slow to give way before [[foresight]], self-denial, and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry].

69:2.7 The first [[human]] [[foresight]] was directed toward the preservation of [[fire]], [[water]], and [[food]]. But [[primitive]] man was a natural-born gambler; he always wanted to get something for nothing, and all too often during these early times the success which accrued from [[patient]] [[practice]] was attributed to [[charms]]. [[Magic]] was slow to give way before [[foresight]], self-denial, and [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry].

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[[Category:Paper 69 - Primitive Human Institutions]]

[[Category:Paper 69 - Primitive Human Institutions]]