Not too long ago, men slept in caves, hunted on foot with weapons made of sharp rock and bone,

And their wives stayed behind to gather what there was to pluck from the land, with children strapped at their back.

And this is the way it was for thousands of the years.

Family after family, the world over, men focused on food and tools and security.

Women, raised the next generation, taught them how it must be done.

Together they survived famines and war, floods and fire,

Endured slavery, oppression, and disease.

For thousands of years.

Thousands and thousands of years.