What we don't know about ourselves

Our civilization has gone so far that we forgot what we are. We, humans, are just like any other animal. We are driven by instincts. These instincts favor survival. The instinct of survival helps us in the most unprepared circumstances.

The feeling of self importance guides us to the path of survival. This theory sounds reasonable to me, because, unless we feel we are important, we cannot fulfill our needs. But this feeling is so immensely absorbed and built in our system that we do not know.

When the number of alike living things increases immensely, survival becomes difficult. The instincts make us not accept people readily just like animals do. A stranger is always under suspicion of danger. The danger need not be life threatening. We cannot trust because of our instincts. And that is the reason why we keep fighting with each other.

In spite of this crude truth, we are gifted with the ability to learn. We understand and we grow, and, that's how we become civilized. The feeling of kindness and compassion towards each other to coexist on this beautiful earth is something we have achieved as humans unlike any other living thing.

Sometimes, the same instincts which are key to our existence can leave bitterness. The agony we created on this earth are in the form of wars, crimes, hatred and many more. Our aim should be to pacify the bad side and to utilize our good side of the instincts. This cannot be achieved in a day, its an everyday process, the more we do the easier it gets. We need to let live!

As I mentioned earlier, we are gifted with our learning process. There is something about it that we do not realize. Our learning process is largely based on motivation. Our motivation in most of the circumstances is reward. We do things that reward us. The reward can be of any kind, it can be appreciation from people, or that fulfill our needs etc.,. When there is no motivation or reward, we become depressed. The happier we are, the easier life is. If we can understand this simple process, we can make everyday a beautiful day!!!