What it means to be human

A human is a being that can think and feel. Whether or not these thoughts or feelings are positive or negative depends on the person. Some people say that in order to be human, you have to try to be always positive. You must never judge anyone based on personality or appearance, must always try to help others and care for others, and must try to be happy. If that was the case, then the majority of the population would not be considered human. Sadly, lots of people are willing to judge others for no real reasons and some people are just simply not good people. I think what it means to be human is to attempt, at most times, to be positive, but still accept that there is negativity out there. The negativity, however, can and should be controlled to prevent conflicts like war and genocide.





This part is by Tom Grisanti, whose blog apparently didn't work.

A human being is a hard thing to describe. A human is an individual, and yet at the same time a human being is a part of a crowd. A human is empathetic and sympathetic, but can still cause pain to others. We depend on others for happiness, but at the same time unhappiness stems from interactions as well. I suppose that human beings are walking emotional contradictions. We are dependent on something that makes us sad to make us happy.