I am human.
Bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage,
organs.
Because I carry these things with me, does that mean I’m human?
Upright body carriage. Tool-using, abstract reasoning, language using, introspecting and problem solving.
Is that what being human is about?
No, I think it's more like this:
I am human because I am
A soul of individuality careening from mistakes to realizations.
I am full of flaws yet flawless in imperfection.
I learn, unlearn and discover how to solve my own puzzle.
I am human.
Human-ifique.
human-ifique.
ReplyDeletei like that.
Sometimes, I see too many instances in which people define themselves with according to the stereotype--the physical--but there are, indeed, many levels within the physical that define our humanity and the humans we are.
ReplyDeleteInteresting--and necessary--take on the subject.
Thanks for stopping by my own!
loved this
ReplyDelete"A soul of individuality careening from mistakes to realizations.
I am full of flaws yet flawless in imperfection."
The Dating Game
As soon as you put a label on something you negate it, you define it, you box it in. You are much more then you can possibly put a name to.
ReplyDeleteHuman, Humanity, souls are concepts, Words.