Language has undoubtedly been the
greatest ever achievement in human history. It is the most precious tool ever
invented and developed. From the very beginning, there had been felt an
inevitable demand of time to bring into existence such a tool (medium) which
could carry and interpret our (human beings') thoughts and ideas to others. Necessity is rightly said to be the
mother of invention; for a vehicle in the result of that intense need came into
being, not only to deliver and exchange our expressions to one another but to
take philosophy, religion, politics, science, and arts along. Communication was
thoroughly done through gestures before language came into being. Human beings came
into being with spoken form of language as soon as it was realized that the
primary function of our body was not to communicate but to perform certain
other functions. This discovery to express ourselves verbally
was probably the first step towards human prosperity. Thus, it made us (human
beings) superior to and distinguishable from other creatures. In fact, it was
language only that made us to be called "social animals" in the real
sense.
Avess Saeed Ujjan.
