What Means To Be Human?

As humans we have a high capacity for love, but we also can hate very well too. I don't know if I will ever understand why others hate so much. What does it teach us in the end? In early 2021, there was an overthrow of the US government not that I am surprised. If history has taught us anything there will always be strong racism, and hate. But how do we overcome it? How does it end?

It never does unfortunately it just worsens over time, an insurrection they call it in the media. This rebellion was all over a sense of hate by a lot of groups.

These endless cycles really sickens me. I don't think I will ever understand this.

Here are the lessons I have learned from others:

1: These cycles of hatred: There are so many cycles of hatred if it's not race, it's something else. Why do these acts have to be? Why do we hate so much? Are we taught to hate in early childhood?

My thoughts are yes we are, but in the end it's our choice. Yes sometimes parents, or friends teach us these tendencies. In a way, is it human nature to hate? I believe not, I think human nature we are taught to hate.

2: We are taught to hate: For example, at the tender age of two years old I learned from my mom how to lie, and cheat. But it was my choice to not follow what I learned from her. I learned this from her by watching what she did. Any time, my grandma would buy me new clothes and send them home with me. My mom would take them back to the store and get the cash for them.

After looking back at this moment, for a long time I hated my Mom. Now looking back I don't hate her, I hated that I didn't have the power to speak up to have the choice. I hated that I didn't have the power to keep them. The gorgeous dresses, and clothes I was given I lost it all. And that power was taken away.

This is never okay to do? I would never do this to my kids, then again my kids would have both parents in their lives. My kids would have a choice, I would never take away their power.

3: Hate is all about power: When you have lost everything, sometimes hate is all you have left. I have to disagree with this statement, but I've heard it before. Hell, I've felt it before. But I was wrong, I have a lot to live for so why should I hate? When there is so much to feel.

Now enough of the lessons I have learned about hate.

Other lessons I have learned, what it means to be human are loving yourself?

4: Love: We can love hard, when the person you least expect finds you how do you respond. You fall hard. Especially when you start out as friends.

As humans we can love hard, race has nothing to do with love whatsoever, or gender for that matter.

5: Jealousy: I learned that jealousy is strong as well for us. Whether it be with someone you love with someone that's not you, or having these strong feelings for someone you feel takes full advantage of what they have, or takes things for granted.

Regardless, human feelings come and go, but our love for the people who truly matter never fade away. Only become stronger, and that’s all that matters.