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6 Reasons Humans Are Beautiful

There is a universal beauty in it all.

Amelia Yacko

Feb 07, 2016

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I was looking around today. I saw many unfamiliar faces. In fact, I only knew five or the people that I was with. As I was watching, I was in awe of the beauty of human beings. I don't mean a physical beauty, but a universal beauty. This is the beauty of our race- the human race. No matter who you look at, their smile will shine the brightest when they laugh, their eyes will light up brilliantly when they are talking about their passions, and their heart will ache when there is mention of a passed loved one. This is the universal beauty of humans.

1. Humans are individualistic.

The cliché is that "everyone is different, unique, and one-of-a-kind." But think about it! Out of all the people that live on this wonderful planet, there will never be someone exactly like you. Everything that you have, everything that you do, everything that you are is yours and yours alone. No one will think like you do and dress like you do and live like you do and work like you do. Everything that you do represents the essence of you. That is something that people may attempt to copy but will never succeed at. There is only one original. You are the original you.

2. Humans are versatile.

Humans can adapt to any situation. People living in different areas of the world prove this every day. Not only can humans physically adapt, but they are both emotionally and mentally flexible. We can bend, but we never truly break. If we break, we die. Sometimes we get so bent out of shape that it takes a while to return to how we were before. While other times we never go back to how we were before. But we keep going, no matter what. Humans almost always keep going in one form or another.

3. Humans produce a love stronger than evil.

We see this on the news constantly. You know what I mean: the horrors of a mass shooting, or perhaps the pedophile who finally got locked up for repeatedly raping a neighborhood child. Those type of things. Here’s the thing, if we stop looking at the monstrosities of this world, we’ll be able to see the beauty of it as well. Humans love, care, and look out for one another more than they hurt others. It’s just like the old saying going, “It takes 100 compliments to forget about the one insult.” The world demonstrates this principle exceedingly well. We simply get distracted by the outlandish behaviors of the wicked. There are far more nice humans than mean humans. However, by being aware of all the corruption in the world, we can have a greater understanding of the depths humans love, which is truly dazzling.

4. Humans live.

This is not the cliché: eat, sleep, breathe, repeat, live. This is experiences, dreams, desire, and dedication. Humans go after life full force. This varies from person to person. Some people want a simple life with a loyal spouse, a good family, and a nice house. Others seek adventure, or wild love, or higher education, or a plethora of things! All I know is I see humans time and time again going after what they want. They live life to the fullest. Humans are ambitious always working hard to get to where they want to go knowing it won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.

5. Humans feel.

It has been said countless times that if you don’t feel you’re not human. That is not true. You have feelings, some idiot simply told you having them wasn’t ok. That or something happened in your life that made you bury those feelings. If so, they will come back with time, good friends, and learning to love yourself again. Humans are beautiful because there is such an array of emotions. Even not feeling is a feeling. When charted, feelings are put in a circle because they all have some kind of connection to one another. Just like all emotions are related to one another, humans relate to each other through them as well. It is universal; it is not something that can be taught. Feeling is one of the core components of being human.

6. Humans are a mystery.

Oddly enough this is a complaint amongst most of my generation. People yearn to be known, but I believe the real beauty of humans is being a mystery. Everyone you see, everyone you meet, everyone you have ever known has loved something, lost something, and been hurt by something. There are different levels of knowing someone. There are few people who truly, fully know you. Then there are a lot of other people who know different parts of you. To fully know someone is beautiful, but to also be left a mystery is equally as beautiful.

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