Eurocentrism, ripples in the pond.

Eurocentrism,  was it the dominant cultural phenomenon of the Modern Era, or the over hyped history written by the victors of the industrial revolution?  Nothing in life happens in a bubble, everything effects everything else, there is always a ripple effect, an echo, a convergence of ideas.  It seems like everybody borrows from everybody else when it comes to culture, language, ideas, philosophies, and inventions.  We all like to take credit for our original ideas, but by the time of the modern era the world had shrunk significantly and most cultures had experienced the exchange of information and goods with at least one other culture, and in most cases more. Many times we take ideas, inventions, philosophies, or religions from other cultures and make them our own, with our own cultural flavor and spice.  This offshoot can seem like an original idea to the uninformed because it is news to them, and to those that might be more worldly and maybe previously exposed to a foreign idea, it might none the less feel brand new with some home cooking in the way of cultural shaping and transformation.  I think that this can be a beautiful synergy of the best practices and ideas, but like in writing, we have to give credit to the original source and show respect for those that came before us, and inspired and enlightened us.