After reading all about becoming a scribe, it gives me a new appreciation for the English language, as I am an English major. I have always loved being able to convey my thoughts, my imagination, and everything else creative and informative, onto paper. Back then, it was the best job a person could acquire, as it saved you from being poor, a soldier, or any other hard laboring job. Being a scribe spared you of these jobs because the written word was very vital in a culture's way of passing on present day messages, and stories from the elders.
Today, most every human can write in some form. Becoming a writer is not terribly important in this day and age; but if you transfer the meaning of being a scribe back then to the meaning of going to school in the present day, it carries the same weight. I think many feel that acquiring more knowledge, by attaining degrees, or certificates, almost guarantees a human a better life than those who opt out of such things. These people do usually end up in the military, or with a hard laboring job (serving tables, bar tending, construction, etc.).
Anyway, Egyptians...they are still tops in my book.
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