When Hancock was young, the economy was bad. He came to Rancho Lebra, California, USA to start a business. In the bustling city, his sense of smell for money has become more acute. Through struggle, he not only bought a lot of land, but also gained amazing wealth. After all the material foundations are satisfied, he has no reputation and status, and there is no way to compare with those upper-class aristocrats. The upper circles are unwilling to take him to play. In front of American celebrities, he seems to be a local rich man, which is what everyone calls an "upstart".
After satisfying the desire for money and material things, people always want to gain the respect and spiritual satisfaction of others. How can we gain people's respect? While Hancock was thinking hard, he accidentally learned a piece of news. It turns out that there is an asphalt lake in Hancock's territory, which can dig out asphalt. What is asphalt? Explained by modern science, it is a dark brown complex mixture of hydrocarbons with different molecular weights and their nonmetallic derivatives. Asphalt is a kind of waterproof, moistureproof and anticorrosive organic cementing material. For people at that time, asphalt has become an important source of natural asphalt. The asphalt in the lake has not decreased under the continuous excavation. Because the oil coming out of the bottom volatilizes quickly after contacting the air, leaving a dark asphalt.
The asphalt lake with such rich resources naturally attracts many people's attention. When Hancock dug asphalt lake, he dug up a large number of fossils at the bottom of the lake-saber-toothed tiger fossils, wolf-fearing fossils, western horse fossils, bird fossils, brown bears, badgers, ferrets, foxes, deer, squirrels and other small mammals, as well as 133 species of birds, reptiles, toads and bones with artificial marks in the late Paleolithic period. ...
Why are there so many fossils? According to the research of archaeologists, it can be found that 65438+200,000 years ago, it was actually a big piece of Wang Ze. Every time it rains, there will be a pool of clear water on the lake, but there is already thick solidified asphalt in the lake, but the surface is so clear rain-this is a trap. As you can imagine, in the beautiful nature, a breeze blows across the lake, and the fresh grass around it floats gently. Groups of wild animals bow their heads to eat grass and enjoy the gift of nature. When they saw the clear lake in front of them, they couldn't help sticking out their bright red tongues and wanted to taste the clear lake. Unfortunately, when they set foot on the lake, they were trapped in asphalt, and the more they struggled, the more determined they were to be inhaled. In this way, one beast after another stepped into the trap, and in their struggle, they were ruthlessly sucked into the bottom of the lake by asphalt ... Birds and beasts, insects, snakes and lizards, and all the animals that landed on the asphalt lake were born to die.
As time goes by, ignorant animals are killed and buried in this asphalt lake year after year. But their bones have become precious fossils. This discovery shocked the whole world, so 50 years ago, American archaeologists prepared to buy asphalt lake for archaeological research. Just when everyone thought they had bought asphalt lake and prepared a large sum of money, unexpectedly, Hancock rejected the proposal. People don't understand, isn't he willing to sell asphalt lake? Who knows, Hancock took the initiative to dedicate the asphalt lake to archaeologists for research. It's just that he only has one condition-the naming right of asphalt lake. Since then, Hancock Fossil Park was born.
Now Hancock Fossil Park has become one of the most famous fossil parks in the world and is managed by the Los Angeles Museum. Therefore, everyone remembered Hancock's name. However, in Hancock's life, those who are more famous and important than him have gradually been forgotten by future generations. An "upstart" despised by many nobles at first has become a name that future generations will always remember.
Is money that important? Hancock can see clearly that there are many things more important than money, such as giving the asphalt lake, which is his contribution to mankind, society, history and culture.