What does it mean to be human? Many
people have different ideas on what being human mean. The Webster dictionary states the definition
of human is characteristic of, or having the qualities typical of mankind. Many
people have said that being human means that you have “usable thumbs”. In this essay I will describe my personal
feelings of what being a human really means.
I will include the characteristics of human as a soul, conscious, and
having the ability to work through problems.
To be human you must have a soul that
will control where you will go after you die which many believe will either be heaven
or hell. Having a soul allows you to
talk to and love the Almighty God and have the ability to be forgiving of others
for the wrong they have done to you, your friends, or family. A soul is kind of
like a key to a second life in a scientific thought. The bible says that only
humans have a soul and I trust my life on the bible and find it worthy to fight
for.
All humans have their own voice that
guides them to make good decisions, this is called a conscious. We are all guided toward the good choices in
life by our own personal conscious, or as some refer to it as a conviction. To be human is to have a conscious that shows
you the difference between right and wrong. Some people describe it as a little
voice in your head that talks to you throughout your whole life and can lead
you in the right direction. Humans are the only mammal with a true conscience,
although other animals have the ability to work through problems in their
head. Elephants are one of, if not, the
smartest animals in the world and can work through tough problems that
sometimes humans can’t even work through.
Yet, even elephants do not have a soul or the ability to truly know
right from wrong.
Humans also have the ability to work
through problems by finding solutions or setting goals. Humans often rely on other humans to work
through problems. Granted, objects such
as computers are getting pretty close to having some human characteristics and yet,
I wonder if these objects could become detrimental to the fall of mankind.
Humans are unique individuals but have come to rely on mechanical objects,
without a soul or conscious of right or wrong, to help them work through life
situations. I’m not saying that if an
object has one or more characteristics that I have listed above that the object
would be a human. I believe that
something has to have all of these characteristics to be considered a human.
To be a human is to have the ability
to trust in God, also referred to by many as a higher power. To be human is to truly be able to love,
forgive and to tell right from wrong. Finally,
to be human is to have the ability to successfully and honestly work through
life’s problems.
