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Humanity Paragraph

If someone asked me what humanity was, I would be at a loss for words. It would either be because there are so many ways to describe it or because I simply can't comprehend the question. I mean, we barely meet the standards of being human, so how can we explain it? We say we love; yet we hate and lust. We say we care; then we turn our backs away. We say we want peace; then we start a riot to prove it. We say we know after doing something wrong; so why would we do it in the first place? We say we have control; but then man created coffee. But if we are so far from perfect; then why are we here? The answer is simple. To become human. Man started the world at a snail's pace. As an example: When Chris Abani was talking about Nigeria; he talked about the lack of females in the workplaces around. Even still man is only starting to lessen up on the sexist thoughts. But the thing that strikes me is; although women are treated unfairly in some places, since olden days, women were meant for housework, teaching, and sex. Yes, I said it, sex. The man was only meant to work, and provide. Like the lifestyle of an animal in a way. Comparing man to an animal isn't meant to be an insult but in a way, animals are better than us. They don't know the difference between right and wrong, mostly, so doesn't that make them perfect technically? It shows there is no way the human could evolved from a seemingly perfect animal into a beast who is constantly in the wrong. If you think about it, in most ways, the world's view on humanity hasn't changed at all. But then there are those who have finally started to grasp the idea of humanity, as in Chris Abani. Humanity is really taking the time to see how wrong we are, not to compare, but to know how us as humans, are wrong. Only then will, we grasp the idea of humanity.   Though moving to the point of the last paragraph, if I were to put a finger on humanity and describe what the true attributes are, I would have to say the whole point of humanity is love. Put others in front of yourself. I don't mean kissy-kissy love or blood brothers, but the kind of love we show to one another everyday, from simple things like opening the door for a stranger, to saving their life. Humanity is not what we do for ourselves, but what we do for others.   16/18