To rethink the progress and the regress of human beings throughout history, what should be donefirst is to define success and failure clearly. To be frank, mankind does make some changes innatural and social environment, but many untouched areas await more explorations in the future.
What can never be neglected in human civilization is technological advances. Firstly, in termsof health care, in recent decades, researchers and experts have gone to great lengths to diagnoseand cure some unknown disease such as SARS, HINI and some forms of cancers. This is ofremarkable significance to human beings because it prolongs their lives. Secondly, in the area oftelecommunication, telegram, telephone and television were invented, and now with new tricksknown as mobile phones as well as the Internet, all of which enable people to get in touch withothers freely and instantly for low costs. Lastly, in the aspect of transportation, man has broughtout a new world. Cars, trains, and air jets make the world a global village.
However, none could live only with legacies. When it comes to future developments, somethingwith flaws should always be remembered. Firstly, art and culture have had little progress in thelast 100 years. What we indulge in elaborating on is something from ancient times. Modem artand culture, sometimes, arc misshapen and vulgar. What's the worse is that living in a money-oriented society, it is easy for people to degenerate without faith and belief. Oln this respect,people only concentrate on material instead of spiritual enjoyment.
To sum up, we may take pride in the progress of materials for a moment, and a moment is longenough. We have no other choices, but carry the legacy and burden from ancestors and then moveon.