Reading and writing

The drawback is that we read a piece of paper but are incapable of seeing beyond it

September 6th 2026
Today, the ability to read and write has become essential, even indispensable to life in the civilized world; but that does not mean that humanity could not have made progress without it.
Reading and writing undoubtedly present great advantages, but this emphasis on paper also has many drawbacks: we rely strictly on papers, they are all that matters, and we are incapable of seeing beyond them. If a piece of paper states that you are guilty, even if you are innocent, no one can read that innocence on your being. Somebody reads the piece of paper, points a finger at you and thus you are accused and put in prison. Nowadays, people count for nothing and papers are all-powerful!
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