On Being Human

Just because you were born into the species homo sapiens does not make you human. What determines whether you qualify as being human?

1. Being human means being without prejudice.

2. Being human means actively seeking peace.

3. Being human means promoting fairness and justice.

4. Being human means caring for others.

5. Being human means being humane.

6. Being human means affirming life.

7. Being human means being self aware.

8. Being human means being non-violent.

9. Being human means shunning religious dogma that would remove others' rights to their own beliefs.

10. Being human means seeking unity with the natural world.

By these standards 99.9% of the species homo sapiens are not human. Being human must be earned. It is not automatic.

Until people actively seek to achieve humanity, until they aspire to that goal, the world will continue to teeter on the brink of collapse. Violence of all kinds will continue to afflict the world and we will suffer needlessly from the culture of violence.