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What does it mean, to be human?

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    noelli - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by noelli Nov 17th, 2012 at 12:11AM

    means seeking for comfort from another mortal, to tell each other that even in this short period of life we are big enough to care about another being—to let them know that everything's going to be okay because you will always be watching their back. It means treasuring the most important people in your life, sometimes by asking their hand in a marriage or adopting them as your child. Despite its compelling beauty, investing a big portion of feelings into another human being also means risking them to get deeply, devastatingly hurt. To find out that the man you grow fonder for every day loves someone else, for example, to see your son in such a big pain after that car crush, or worse—to let death take them away. It hurts. It hurts more than what your heart is capable of handling.

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9 Answers to "What does it mean, to be human?"

  1. travelingthinker - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by travelingthinker Nov 17th, 2012 at 12:16AM

    erring

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  2. MissShine - 18-21 years old - female

    Posted by MissShine Nov 17th, 2012 at 12:16AM

    To have a soul.... to save

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  3. Lazarus12 - 26-30 years old

    Posted by Lazarus12 Nov 17th, 2012 at 10:45AM

    Youre living it.

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  4. stewartd9 - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by stewartd9 Nov 17th, 2012 at 12:14AM

    It doesn't mean anything. Life is inherently meaningless. All the meaning comes from you... Don't take this the wrong way, I'm not saying that you should just give up on life; rather, I'm saying that meaning is a concept we impose on the reality around us. Reality does not act in accordance with our way of understanding it. By being human, we merely meet the qualifications to fit within a certain category of animal. Each of us are vastly different from one another, and even the same person is different from one moment to the next. Your existence doesn't mean anything in particular because of your humanity. That being said, you should have your own system of values and try to act based on them - try to influence the world in the way you see fit. Discover your will, and create meaning in your own life.

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  5. scandalouspeach - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by scandalouspeach Nov 17th, 2012 at 12:08AM

    breathe in, breathe out. deep breath.if you are lucky you can walk talk smile be a rocking positive!

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  6. sonofsasquatch - 18-21 years old - male

    Posted by sonofsasquatch Nov 17th, 2012 at 12:07AM

    to be the only known intelligent life on earth.

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  7. CountSpatula - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by CountSpatula Nov 17th, 2012 at 12:07AM

    The longer I live, the less I know how to answer that question.

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  8. MikeWinther - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by MikeWinther Nov 17th, 2012 at 12:07AM

    Open a dictionary.. read every word and understand them all...... and then wonder.. W T F

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