Men are cautious
they rather spurn their chances
than to rely on their noses, but
they can be seduced to take a little bite
if you insist and
have not gotten sick from it yourself
Indeed, it started
with the famous apple, a fig
After the first one he too wanted more
We learned
to look through the foliage
to remember where the trees are
and how to get there, to smell
where the fruit is ripe
We got up earlier than the others
and left in the moonlight
to be the first just a little further away
and get the prize
We grew in our head
and became human
Jun 13, 2022
Jun 13, 2022 at 3:38 AM UTC
Men are cautious
they rather spurn their chances
than to rely on their noses, but
they can be seduced to take a little bite
if you insist and
have not gotten sick from it yourself
Indeed, it started
with the famous apple, a fig
After the first one he too wanted more
We learned
to look through the foliage
to remember where the trees are
and how to get there, to smell
where the fruit is ripe
We got up earlier than the others
and left in the moonlight
to be the first just a little further away
and get the prize
We grew in our head
and became human
Inaugural lecture by Karline Janmaat on June 10th, 2022 in Leiden: with the emerging of angiospermous plants, primates evolved into human beings
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Collection "From Sacred Scriptures [1]" #1
