Thursday, January 24, 2008

Only Human.



Much as we would like to retain the God-like status of 'created in his image' we should perhaps become more familliar, in these times of ever-tightening conflict, to what we really are, the better to rule ourselves.

Some suggested parameters to being human, not meant to be exhaustive:

* Twin cores to everyone: themselves as individuals, and their children, extant or yet to be. Both influences, without fail, colour our behaviour, consciously, unconsciously, savagely.

* We are creatures who function through addiction; each behaviour we find subjectively to be rewarding, becomes an addiction, an itch scrathed without thought. Change is hard, and recidivism will always be tempting if the opportunity to indulge in old habits remains available.
...Continued...

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