Randa Abdel-Fattah
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But now, when I see my dad in a dream and he tells me he's proud of me, that I'm doing okay, well, I don't know what to make of that exactly. Is it God? Is it my mind trying to heal itself? Is it just a bad night's sleep? Is it all three?
History can seem big and imposing, but it's always intensely personal. It's all of our individual experiences that add up to historical events.
History can seem big and imposing, but it's always intensely personal. It's all of our individual experiences that add up to historical events.
History can seem big and imposing, but it's always intensely personal. It's all of our individual experiences that add up to historical events.
Coming up, we meet our ancestors in a cave of forgotten dreams.
Coming up, we meet our ancestors in a cave of forgotten dreams.
Coming up, we meet our ancestors in a cave of forgotten dreams.
There were mysterious paintings on the walls depicting life in an ancient world. Human handprints in various sizes, geometric shapes, human figures and animals, lions, bison, horses, bears, species that lived in Europe during the upper Paleolithic era, around 30,000 years ago. They would come to be known as the Chauvet cave paintings.
There were mysterious paintings on the walls depicting life in an ancient world. Human handprints in various sizes, geometric shapes, human figures and animals, lions, bison, horses, bears, species that lived in Europe during the upper Paleolithic era, around 30,000 years ago. They would come to be known as the Chauvet cave paintings.
There were mysterious paintings on the walls depicting life in an ancient world. Human handprints in various sizes, geometric shapes, human figures and animals, lions, bison, horses, bears, species that lived in Europe during the upper Paleolithic era, around 30,000 years ago. They would come to be known as the Chauvet cave paintings.
These works of art were made by people who would have been recognizable to us. People who on some level must have valued art. Because they had to go to some great lengths just to make them.
These works of art were made by people who would have been recognizable to us. People who on some level must have valued art. Because they had to go to some great lengths just to make them.
These works of art were made by people who would have been recognizable to us. People who on some level must have valued art. Because they had to go to some great lengths just to make them.
The paintings come in two colors, black and red. They run across the cave wall like some ancient message left behind for future people to discover. And here's what makes them even trippier. If you use a torch fire to illuminate the caves in just the right way, the paintings appear to be animated.
The paintings come in two colors, black and red. They run across the cave wall like some ancient message left behind for future people to discover. And here's what makes them even trippier. If you use a torch fire to illuminate the caves in just the right way, the paintings appear to be animated.
The paintings come in two colors, black and red. They run across the cave wall like some ancient message left behind for future people to discover. And here's what makes them even trippier. If you use a torch fire to illuminate the caves in just the right way, the paintings appear to be animated.
Where did these wild images come from? How did our ancient ancestors pull ideas from the recesses of their minds and place them onto a rock canvas? Siddhartha believes that the key to answering these questions comes from dreams.