Firstly, human has a critical thinking that can help them to analyze & synthesize the information they received. It because of their frontal brain that bigger and more complex than the other animal. For example, in many businesses, they have strategic planning which is very complicated because they must plan the strategy complexly to gain competitive advantages.
Second, human can’t live alone because Human is social beings so they must communicate each others all the time. Although some animal such as cows, buffaloes, etc. can communicate each others too, they aren’t social beings because they don’t have joint life activities. These animals just consume in the same area not share their food at all.
Third, human invent their tools for purpose of living. Many people said that chimps also use tools too so does it have human being? The answer is “no” because they just imitate human. For instant, human invent vehicle, clothes, computer, etc. while those chimps don’t.
We are all human which have influence on the other animals so we should use our power in the right way. Don’t try to harass the other living things by reason of they are also our world-fellow. If you do it, you are just a man not a human being!
P.S. I’ve read the article about a human being & a man. It’s very interesting. This is a part of this article. It may be have some benefits for you.
“A Human Being or A Man?
A human being we are 'cause of high morals
Just like a peacock so precious 'cause of its feathers
A heart so dirty can be just a man
What a pity you happen to be born!
A heart so clean so bright so calm
If you have all so be called a human being
Should you do right, speak right all the time
Delighted you'll be night or day always
A heart so evil, so dark, so restless
The one possessing it so be called a Satan
Should you do wrong, speak wrong, full of worries
Do all things just for yourself, Help! it's a sin.
Think it over if you don't want to go to hell
Correct yourself before it's too late
Lift up your heart to Dhamma before you die
Then you'll fulfill your life at the end:”
2 comments:
I really like your poetry so much. It really touches me. We are so lucky that we were born human. Why don't we use this great opportunity to do good and pursue our true happiness?
Ann,
A thoughtful response, but here are a few things to think about. The first line "a state of existing" doesn't seem to help much. How would that make a human different from a rock? Rocks also exist, and they exist longer than most humans will. As for critical thinking, most people agree it is a characteristic of humans, but I'm not sure about your comments on the size of the size of the frontal lobe of the brain. I seem to remember that dolphins have a larger frontal lobe than we do. However, I'm not sure about this.
As for being social beings, again it is true, but so are ants and honey bees. Using tools is a very commonly cited feature of humans, and I like how you dealt with the problems of other animals, such as chimpanzees, using tools. One tool that we use is the ability to write, and one kind of writing is poetry. Like Dao, I enjoyed reading your poetry. I don't think I have ever seen any other 'animal' write anything, especially poetry -- so that by itself is perhaps a mark of being 'human'.
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