The Loneliness of Humankind

We are not only upset because our children are now hungry, but we also suffer when we think about the next month the whole family will be starving. We not only experience our pain, of the individuals around us, but we also empathize with stories hundreds of years ago, even if it was a lie. Not only do we despair in the moment of separation, but we have firsthand experience of this even when we have just thought of it.

We also experience loneliness even when living in a community of 8 billion people.

1. Who are we?

In March last year, a grey wolf in Oregon died, and public opinion was blamed on animal conservationists, rather than hunters or locals. This wolf, before being released to the wild, was captured to attach a tracking chip. The cause of death was not recorded because of being shot or beaten.

It died of stress.

More specifically, it is due to "capture myopathy". This is not only the cause of the death of the Oregon grey wolf but also for much other wildlife. The arrest triggers the organism's "fight or flight" biological system, causing its body to continuously release a variety of chemicals to stimulate muscles as well as affect kidney function and circulatory system.

The stimulation is intended to give them enough energy and their bodies to change in the proper direction to flee, but if these chemicals are not released (because they are being captured); they will accumulate and create poisoning. Prolonged irritation can lead to muscle tissue damage, multiple organ failure and death.

Animals are just complicated, "programmed" biological machines and respond based on the effects of the environment. Therefore, they cannot know that someone catches them for good or evil purposes, nor is it possible to reassure themselves. The "battle or run" system simply activates based on instinct and accidentally injures itself.

And so is humankind.

While Homo sapiens have developed awareness to the point of being able to judge good and evil, reassuring themselves, their bodies still respond instinctively. Stress or depression is also a "war or runs" reaction of biological instinct. When confronted with stimuli known as risk, our bodies begin to release chemicals, and it is these substances that cause us to feel stressed, stressed, tired and affected for the body - not the risks themselves.

And although this instinct has helped us survive for hundreds of thousands of years, today it is a burden.

According to the theory of evolution, all mechanisms of biological response such as not eating are hungry, hungry when full, oestrus when breeding season, fleeing when encountering enemies, standing still when in danger, depression. , weary in the cold season. To serve the ultimate purpose of life is to survive and maintain the race.

Individuals who encountered wild animals were fearless, the cold season was overactive, or was not interested in mating or without hunger, were gradually eliminated and disappeared.

Our society is advanced enough to ensure the survival of humanity, but the biological mechanism does not know this but still responds based on stimulation. Standing in front of a crowd, going to meet strangers can make us fall into a state of restlessness, suspense or excitement because it activates the state of "fight or runs".

Similarly, whatever conservationists try to feed their captive animals temporarily may not make much sense if they are not able to help them relieve stress. Stress - a mechanism that increases survival - even affects other survival mechanisms such as eating, causing anorexia, vomiting and leading to death from depression.

Perhaps the Creator did not think that humans would grow to create lasting stress for other species.

And for your species.