What it means to be human?

"The human race may be compared to a writer. At the outset a writer has
often only a vague general notion of the plan of his work, and of the thought he
intends to elaborate. As he proceeds, penetrating his material, laboring to
express himself fitly, he lays a firmer grasp on his thought; he finds himself.
So the human race is writing its story, finding itself, discovering its own
underlying purpose, revising, recasting a tale pathetic often, yet none the less
sublime."
- Felix Adler

Being human means being part of the human race, but it also means something more important. Being human means being able to alter your surrounding and change your environment. It means that you have the power to make a difference; every human being has the power to have a positive influence on the world around them.

Being human means having emotions. It means having the ability to make decisions based on these emotions. Whether the decisions are positive or negative is entirely up to the individual.

Being human, also, means making mistakes. As humans, we are able to fail, and in turn, learn from our failure. Making mistakes is how we learn, and in time, people can build off those mistakes and learn how to not make them again.