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| + | ====== What it means to be Human ====== | ||
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| “Who or what am I? I am a living, breathing organism signified by the words “human | “Who or what am I? I am a living, breathing organism signified by the words “human | ||
| - | being”. I am a material or physical being fairly recognisable over time to me and to others: I | + | being”. I am a material or physical being fairly recognizable over time to me and to others: I |
| am a body […]. However, there is another aspect of me not directly visible or definable. This | am a body […]. However, there is another aspect of me not directly visible or definable. This | ||
| is the aspect of me which thinks and feels, reflects and judges, remembers and anticipates. | is the aspect of me which thinks and feels, reflects and judges, remembers and anticipates. | ||
| Words used to describe this aspect include “mind”, “spirit”, “heart”, “soul”, “awareness” and | Words used to describe this aspect include “mind”, “spirit”, “heart”, “soul”, “awareness” and | ||
| “consciousness”. This part of me is aware that I can never be fully known or understood by | “consciousness”. This part of me is aware that I can never be fully known or understood by | ||
| - | myself or by others; it notices that although here may be some unchanging essence which is | + | myself or by others; it notices that although there may be some unchanging essence which is |
| “me”, this same “me” is also constantly changing and evolving. So I am a physical body and | “me”, this same “me” is also constantly changing and evolving. So I am a physical body and | ||
| an emotional and psychological (or spiritual) being. The two together make me a person.” | an emotional and psychological (or spiritual) being. The two together make me a person.” | ||
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| philosophical issue related to the question of what it means to be a human. | philosophical issue related to the question of what it means to be a human. | ||
| - | What does it mean to be a Human? | + | What does it mean to be human? |
| What does it mean? We see them every day, yet, we, or I, still cannot give a solid, | What does it mean? We see them every day, yet, we, or I, still cannot give a solid, | ||
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| showing to others, the whole of your “other aspect”, your “me” yourself and by this | showing to others, the whole of your “other aspect”, your “me” yourself and by this | ||
| interaction, constantly evolving it. | interaction, constantly evolving it. | ||
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| + | //written by Vasilis Katopodis// | ||
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