Being Human

It seems that we all tend to forget we are a part of a collective group. Where people are mainly strangers, and the nameless faces blur into a work of abstract art. We enjoy defining ourselves through the groups we join by the interests we share. These volunteer families become our focus and concern. These organizations' agendas are our goals; its enemies are our enemies. Then, we become wrapped up in this ideology of us verses them. To a certain extent this is good, but this limited scope of cared for individuals hinders a greater image.

I think occasionally we forget that we are human, and that those around us are human. That, despite the differences, we all feel the same emotions, require the same needs, and desire the same basic wants. This unity would hopefully unify a nation, a global into a common agenda. But this does not seem to be the case, unless we are talking about furthering the species.