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Andrew Weil

Each day as I travel through downtown Tucson, I am amazed at how quickly the most ancient of human behaviors have changed. For as long as there have been Homo sapiens - roughly 200,000 years - people have filled their lives principally with two activities

Andrew Weil

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The author observes that despite the long history of human life, the basic ways people live and act have shifted rapidly in modern times, especially in a city like Tucson. He implies that although humans have consistently focused on two main activities throughout history, these have evolved significantly in today's urban environment.

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