Reflecting On Ancient Cultures

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit a few museums throughout the city. It was so neat to see artifacts of ancient and medieval cultures. To tour old palaces and forts and try to imagine what life used to be like for all these people; having to ride elephants and find refuge in forts and fight the British and serve the kings. It's hard to make your mind believe that the sculpture you are looking at is from the 9th century A.D. history can be a difficult concept to completely grasp.
Looking at these huge swords and engraved gold silverware that royalty used to use in their palaces, and learning about their lives, seeing the beautifully decorated structures that the kings would sit in atop elephants or carried by people and servants was really eye opening. Life used to be so different and it's so interesting to try and imagine yourself in these time periods. Personally, I think it's near to impossible to completely picture their lives. Considering the fact that we are so accustomed to all the possessions in our daily lives that make everything easier, it is so hard to completely imagine a time when people didn't have cars, or electricity or running water. Things we are so accustomed to as a culture yet things that people used to live so independently without.