Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Being Human

Is there a right way or a wrong way to be human? What makes one person "better" than another? If we are humans, and we are existing on this earth, are we not all BEING human? Today I'm having a hard time deciding these things. Being: "the fact of existing; existence." By simply existing on this earth we are all being human. Being more intelligent or more wealthy doesn't make a person better at being a human, because all forms of failing are still "being." Regardless of outcome, we are still all human, and all existing. So how can one exist BETTER than another? A person's presence alone is all one really needs to exist. So it really seems impossible to be a better human than another, because we are all equally human. So what is the difference between a human and a person? If we cannot be better humans than one another, how can there be a better person than another? Fat, skinny, rich, poor, mean, kind, smart, dumb. We are all human, and we are all people. How can we say someone is better at being a person? Sure, success might be measured in different ways, but I remain unconvinced that anyone is better than anyone else. Some just exist more uniquely.

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