What+It+Means+To+Be+Human

__**What It Means To Be Human**__ By: Mya Robilliard ====  To be human means that we have unique physical, emotional, and physiological aspects that set us apart from all other species in the known universe. For instance, human beings show certain emotions that are not felt by other animals. We feel sympathy, anxiety, and jealousy. Other animals feel only simple emotions such as contentment, discontent, hunger, etc. Many animals probably feel only the emotions needed for their own survival. Crocodiles don't think about if they are hurting another animal when they attack it, they think only that they are hungry. Humans think about how hungry they are, but they take care to do it humanely. Humans feel anxiety and are sometimes unsure; most animals think only whether the rewards are worth the risk. Humans are jealous of things they can't have but want, even if those things are not essential to life. Most animals want only the basics: food, water, and shelter. The quote "We are never more beautiful when we are most ugly," ties into this. Is saying that true human nature is seen best when we are in a time of disaster or tragedy and not hiding behind "good manners" and etiquette. Every species fights over resources but humans don't just have a fist fight. When humans fight we use weapons of mass destruction. We destroy entire families and villages, where as other animals would fight only until it got what it needed. What makes us different from all other species is our awareness and complex set of emotions, both good and bad, that's why we are human. ====