to Be or Not to Be Human

It’s easy to look back after the fact and see what the turning point was, where things changed. And as you trace actions back, each one building off the last, you realize that the trail of breadcrumb memories all lead to this moment right here, right now. For better or for worse. How does that make you feel? At which points along the way do you cringe and wish you’d done it differently?

Those cringe-worthy moments are the ones most worth examining. If you cringe to think of it now, some part of you probably sensed a poor decision even when it was happening. Which is kind of annoying to look back on, actually. Some part of you knew, even then, but you did it anyway. You essentially made the wrong choice on purpose.

As humans, we do it all the time. We reason ourselves into things and we reason our way back out. Our mind is in the driver’s seat and our instinct rides shotgun. The problem is, the driver is quite blind.

Things need to change!

We all know that things need to change. The question is, who is going to change them? We all look to the left, to the right (or is that up and down?), wondering who is going to come and save us. I have news: it’s you. And me. And your neighbour. And your friend. “C’mon people, smile on your brother. Everybody get together, try to love one another right now.”

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, that’s okay. It didn’t work anyway! Trying to love our way to a better world might sound all warm and fuzzy but clearly it hasn’t gotten us very far. What we need is people – lots of people – deciding that they want things to be different.

Jon Stewart offers a good starting point in his new segment, Be a F@#king Person: Watch it here

While he’s using it to highlight the heartlessness of corporate giants, just imagine what the world would be like if more people started acting human. Or do we even know what that means anymore?