Humanity: What It Means to be Human..

When I think of humanity, I think of the Jesuit ideal- Men and Women with and for Others. As corny as that may sound, it is what first comes to mind. Throughout college, many people get caught up in themselves- they get caught up in their own lives and forget about others. Although it may be easy to get caught up in the enormous amount of schoolwork that college demands, we must not forget that we were put on this earth for reasons beyond the benefit of ourselves. I feel that I have given my time to help others in need. Each semester at St. Joe's, I have volunteered in various locations. Although I know many people that give their times to help others, I know many people that do not. No matter how busy a person is, 3 hours a week aren't a lot. It may sound like it is, but in reality, these 3 hours can be made into something that is very worthwhile. Honestly, this is not to put myself nor others up on a pedestal, but yet to raise awareness to others.

Humanity to me is helping out our fellow humans. Again, I know it sounds corny but if you really think about the qualities that make us human, helping others should come to mind. Maybe it's because I've always done service or maybe it's because I always liked to help others but this is what humanity means to me. To Bruce Schneier, humanity is definitely being lost in today's society. Everything revolves around technology and this is not a good thing. We are losing our sense of self through this technological revolution and before we know it, all sense of communication will be lost.

Humanity also means accepting people for who they are (at least to me). In today's society, it seems as though everybody judges everybody else, and everybody feels as though they are getting judged by others. Although it may sound cliche, it is true. Society puts such a burden on people to be this "perfect" person. Life is not as perfect as we may want it to. Everyone is different and we must accept these differences. Whether it be the color of our skin, our socioeconomic class, or whatever it may be, we must accept everyone for what they are. I am so against plastic surgery and altering what God gave you. Humanity means to accept others for what God gave us as well as opening up our eyes, ears, and hearts for others.

Humanity is being open. Humanity is helping others. Humanity is accepting those for what and who a person really is.