Civilization is the stage of social and cultural development and organization is considered the most advanced. This is the comfort and convenience of modern life regarding the old and new ways of living.

Have you ever been in that position whereby you know a particular place for quite a long time only to see a different development?

I am sure it has now dawned on you that it is civilization. Fixing things in order to align with the modern lifestyle of people and their communities, is more like an update.
Civilization is the presence of geographical boundaries; the invention of maps with precise locations and the presence of political institutions; to impact laws, economy, and culture, **and the presence of educational institutions; to diversify, impact knowledge, create rulers and leaders with profound education.
Civilization is an economy that produces food surpluses with the concentration of population in distinct areas and cities. It is the actuality of social classes and an advanced system of learning, art, entertainment, religion, and framework. Civilization is nearly everything one can think about which involves the invention of ideas in all aspects, a complex way of life.

Pros OF CIVILIZATION

Civilization has made such a huge impact on society, that one would not dare to say that civilization has no significance on them. It involves a healthier way of living and has given rise to ways or patterns of making things easier. Civilization offers numerous benefits that contribute to the development and well-being of individuals and societies.

These are the benefits of civilization;

1. It aids Social Welfare and Healthcare: civilization aims to provide support, protection, and access to basic resources ensuring a normal standard of living in the communities through Healthcare systems and Social services.
2. Cultural Tolerance: The term "civilization" surrounds various cultures, beliefs, languages, and perspectives. The coexistence of these differences in a civilized society ignites tolerance, understanding, unity, and appreciation of diversity.
3. Law and Justice: Without law in Nigeria, changes (civilization) won't take place in the society. This establishes a legitimate structure that endorses law to ensure justice is served, this promotes orderliness, fairness, and human rights.
4. Increasingly Advanced Technology: As you know, the technology rate is increasing rapidly. Back then in 2010, we had the 2G and moved forward to 3G. A few years back, we were using 4G, and presently the birth of 5G is in existence and rapidly spreading faster. In a decade, we have advanced higher in technology. Folks no longer use helicopters or airplanes to shoot movies, now they use drones. This is a factual example of civilization.

CONs OF CIVILIZATION

Without the advantages and disadvantages, a particular topic, term perhaps subject won't find its balance. As far as there is merit for civilization that would give rise to the detriments. While civilization has brought about numerous advantages, it also presents challenges and negative impacts such as,

1. Social inequalities: With the rate of civilization, individuals can degrade and separate themselves into classifications. This is where we have the rich, poor, and average class and as this occurs there is an existence of unequal distribution of goods, wealth, opportunity, punishments, and rewards.
2. Cultural clashes: This is a situation whereby two different cultures have a conflict arising maybe from a political structure. We have encountered this in today's economy in Nigeria where different cultures, beliefs, religions, and traditions fight over supreme power.
3. Morality clashes: In as much as there is nothing wrong in borrowing from a foreign culture or civilization, individuals have pushed etiquette and common sense aside and mimicked the acts of the Western world and today it has become the norm all in the name of civilization. In this modern world, children no longer respect and honor their elders; they can insult anyone. The decent dressing is almost vanquished alongside other morals; only a few still retain this because of the family they came from.

There are other disadvantages but I would rather draw the line here.
There have been many times that I am grateful for civilization and a few times that I don't like civilization but most times I appreciate the benefits of civilization personally.
I would say to myself in all sincerity that civilization has contributed so much in shaping my sense of reasoning (perspectives), and ways of life and restructuring my career paths making me stay woke! Civilization is me and civilization is you!

This is a response to the @hive-learners word of the week episode two - #hl-exclusive & #hl-w79e2.

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