Essence of Human Being

Today, I would like to share to my fellow steemians on what makes human beings a unique living things, different from the other creatures around us. This is the essence of the human being.

Every living creature has a birthday. However, only humans are capable of remembering and celebrating this occasion. They are also capable of forgetting it as years pass or having no idea about it at all like plants and animals. Birthdays though are just an iota of a person’s total life experience.

Biology teaches that all living things are (1) made up of cells that go through various chemical processes and reactions, and (2) can move, grow, reproduce, adapt to the environment, and die. Though there are animals like chimpanzees and gorillas that can learn and perform a few behavioral tricks, only human beings can build a web of relationships that essentially characterize different cultures and societies in the form of socio-cultural institutions, languages, norms, traditions, laws, beliefs, and morals, among others. Moreover, only people can exercise ingenuity that has fueled the evolution and continuing development of technologies. Such creativity and innovation have influenced human survival, economic progress, and social change.

Spontaneity

I'm still up in the mountains and have to take a good look on the view. Spontaneity on the moves indeed.

Spontaneity is our ability to express our self without hindrance. We preserve and develop spontaneity if we feel safe, cherished, and free from distress.

Spontaneity captures the innocence, readiness, and freshness of a child. The spontaneous person embraces joy and affectionate humor just as children, who are less inhibited and socially constrained, naturally express their authentic and visceral feelings. Those who are spontaneous beyond their childhood years retain honest access to the full range of their emotions. People may attribute spontaneity to those with a youthful character; but while spontaneity involves innocence, child-likeness, and having fun, it also entails resilience and the ability and readiness to heal, mature, and develop, to expand our competence. Our spontaneity spurs us to growth because we are destined for expressing our aliveness.