What does it mean to be human?

Being human means that we have the ability to feel compassion for others. Even though every person is different than the next, being human means that we can co - exist despite those differences. Being human also means that we have a higher level of different emotions than those of animals, we feel happiness and sadness the way animals do not. We grieve and deal with emotions the way that other species on this planet do not. Being human also means that we have the ability to create and use technology in a beneficial way to help others like the inventions of medicine, computers, etc. Being human also means that we have the ability to live and learn from our mistakes and move on to not make those same mistakes.