The Truth About Being Human

As humans, we can make free choices about what to do with our lives, as long as the social and economic climates permit.  However, there are fundamental things that no human can choose.  The first is to live.  No creature that has ever lived in the history of the Universe chose to live; it just did.  We come in to the world from nonexistence, and most likely return to nonexistence when we die.

Once alive, we do not choose our bodies, our genes, or our bodily maturity.  We are free to choose what we do in life, but the body ages and grows regardless of our will, and dies regardless of will as well.  Sure, you can alter yourself and put off death, but you can only go so far in either area.

Nobody chooses to be alive, but we have to endure the human condition and make the best of it.  Because we are all ultimately the same in this regard, in that our existence is not determined by us, we should be as compassionate to each other as possible.  Living should not be painful, and at the best it should be exciting and pleasureable.  We can make this a reality, as long as we realize that unbridled power and excess is unnecessary, and we all just need to make it through.