Being The Human - Realizing the Capabilities

Parth Chopra
Sep 5, 2018 · 3 min read

Hello, I am a Human — why that’s so obvious ?

Because only humans can write blogs. We haven’t found even a single other creature on this large planet till date who can write blogs. No other creature can write blogs or use internet or use any tool the way we humans are using. This is the capability of the Human. Human beings are capable of doing a whole lot of things and that too quite efficiently. Still I see people wondering — Is this life a Curse or a Boon ?

Let’s look a bit deeper into it.

“What can I do…, even I am a human being” — This phrase has become quite common in today’s world, as if being human is a form of disability rather than being a colossal possibility. I have heard many great personalities saying —
“Forget the past!” ,“Don’t think about the future!” and “Live in the present!” .

Let’s throw some light on these phrases.

What makes human beings so different than other creatures ?
Our great subjective sense of remembering and a vivid sense of imagination. These are two most significant capabilities a human being has which make us stand out from the crowd.
By saying — “Forget the past!” and “Don’t think about the future!”, they want to say that you should disable the most significant capabilities you have. And about living in present. I don’t think we can live anywhere except present. We simply cannot !. Even if we are thinking about past or future, we are still thinking this in present. What is the need of even uttering these phrases ?

People have made their lives so complex and miserable just by misusing the two most powerful faculties they have — their Body and Mind. I think, many people are not able to handle it. That’s why physical health and mental health is too much of an issue in the world.
It looks like a complex super computer is given to a monkey, A powerful racing car is given to an auto-rickshaw driver.

Image Credits : Google

And many of those who are not able to handle their faculties just try to disable it in installments — either by engaging themselves in unusual activities or by intoxicating themselves by including substances in their body (alcohol, drugs, injections …).

Image Credits : Google

To realize the immensity of being ‘the human’, the first thing we should do is take charge of our faculties( body and mind ). Because they should work the way we want it to work. Not against us !
Once this happens, all these stupid philosophies of past, present, and future will not even occur to us.
Moreover, we will be able to exercise and enjoy these capabilities in a much better way. And the world being transformed will just be an inevitable consequence.

Let’s take the charge!

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