I am not a human being!

What makes us human? This very question can conjure up a vast amount many different opinionated answers but the definitive characteristics of human being for me, is how diverse our human species is from other species on our planet and possibly in other universes as well. Also how diverse we are from one another. The human race, to me is by far the most advance species known so far to man. The fact that we have been able to build and create different advancements in science, mathematics and just life in generally ha s been a major factor for why we have been as successful as a race.

           
            An advancement that has pushed us pass different races has to be the diversity in our language systems. In different countries and regions, we use different languages to speak to one another and communicate with each other. In some areas we even use dialects to communicate. Dialects are more like sounds rather than a particular language, and are used throughout the more rural area in countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Other difference in our languages is the different accents we use. An accent isn’t necessarily a different language but instead it might be a different tone in most cases. Many languages have different accents that are used throughout different areas of where they speak that language. Accents are extremely common in North and South America where many people speak the same language but it is spread out so it may sound different in different countries. For example, in the United States of America, the countries official language is English, but since there are so many different regions within the USA, a certain persons English in the southern portion of the country will most times sound a little bit different from a person’s English that lives in the western portion of the country.

            Another characteristic that sets us apart from many other species is the fact that every single individual is their own selves. Every single person on our planets has their own way of doing things, their own features, and their own thought process. You could easily say that identical twins look alike, but what you cannot say is that they think exactly alike all the time and have the same exact emotions. Same thing with opinions: yes indeed, people are going to have or think of the same opinion but you cannot conclude that they had the same thought process that lead them to the particular conclusion. Every human being has their own mind state and every individual is entitled to that but when you think about it deeply, it is quite intriguing. People may all think differently about something, but the thing that will always bond us till death do us apart is that we are still all thinking.

            Our diversity expands way beyond just our thought process. Another trait that sets us apart from one another is our belief and moral systems. There are many different religions in our world. The main three religions are; Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Your morals don’t necessarily pertain to your religious views though. For example, many people, like Steven Montoya, believe that in the religion of Islam it is thought that it is okay to kill people who don’t believe in the same god as you, which is complete BS. I say this because it is the exact opposite and matter of fact it is thought to embrace those who do not believe the same as you and that it is solely for god to decide the fate of a living human being. Religions do help to build strong foundations for moral values but again it leads you back to where you can see how we all have different thought processes that might get in the way of what we know to be wrong and what we know to be right. Every human is given that very attribute and sometimes your conscious can eat up and make you forget wrong and right and you end up doing something stupid. If you think about it, life would be extremely boring and dull if everybody thought the same because then there would never be a variety and everything would be a routine.

            Another aspect that plays a major role in the life of a human being, is how we can display multiple personalities but yet be the same person. This can also tie back into our emotions but it can be bigger than just emotions. You can also think about it like this; are you going to act the same way with your mother than you do with your friends, in most cases the answer is no. I know I’m not about to sit up there and just curse in front of my mom like I do with my friends. The human species was given emotions that make us act according to how we feel. If a person is extremely angry inside, they aren’t going to go around skipping and singing songs while giving everybody they pass a hug and a compliment. No, it just doesn’t work like that, I’m sorry.

            Some people are raised in the safe streets of Alameda and some of us are raised in the rough streets of Oakland. Where you are raised and where you come from plays a major role on how you behave yourself. If a lion is raised by a human, in captivity, they will not be as aggressive as a lion that was raised in the wild. It is the same thing for humans, how you were raised by your guardians or parents play a role of which you will grow up to be. A rich kid will go out into the world and will always know that they have something to fall back on and will never be scared to try new things and take risk. A kid that maybe grew up in the ghetto will go out into the world and will feel like they have nothing to lose and just not give a crap about life and just go through it without caring for anything.