The Unpredictable Traits Of Humans

Humans are so unpredictable, at times not always easy to understand, we are so fragile and flexible. Humans can make a decision and keep to it and also can make decisions and turn back on it.

For example, we have power over animals, we can tame them and even slaughter them. This is some kind of difference between us and animals. Animals know nothing other than to just live, their purpose is to serve humans.

So talking about making choices as humans and part of our flexible nature, when we were all born into the world, somehow we all get scared of these animals at first, then gradually we begin to summon some courage to face our fears. We began to get closer to those animals.

This is also something that varies, some will remain the way they are and not even try to get closer to animals no matter what. Some part of them out of the closeness they get for the animals begin to have so much love for them to the extent that they can't even see them get hurt or harmed.

And on the other side are some that their closeness brought them the courage to face those animals and even have them slaughtered without feeling any impacts or emotions. That's how humans get to make their choices along the path of growth. They choose what's best for them.

A child of a butcher doesn’t automatically mean they will choose to be a butcher because their father was one. They all have their right to make choices, but there is always a higher possibility that because the child has grown up and has been around his father while he butchered from there learns and feels that's the path he will follow.

So we are all born the same way, we were all infants not knowing anything, not knowing what's the right path or the wrong. I remember when Mum would keep telling me about the first time I wanted to start writing, I was left-handed, I held the pencil with my left hand, but she changed it to the right hand, and to date I can't even use my left hand to write. But as I have grown enough I might choose to go back and practice how to use my left hand to write. That's my choice!

So that's how it is for choosing a trait too, the factors such as society, friends, family background, and religion, all of these are just factors that pave the way for us to make a choice we want. No one is born to be good, they come to life and then start with people around them, realize it's something good, and continue with it.

We have seen a lot of incidents where a good child comes from a bad home and also a bad child from a good home. Same way we also have good children from good homes and bad children from bad homes. The former might be due to the ability of humans to adapt to changes and the latter is down on choices. Having a good or bad trait can’t be forced.

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This is my response to the HIVE LEARNERS weekly prompt in the hive-learners community for the Week 173 Edition 3, and the topic to be discussed is HUMAN TRAITS.

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