When asked "what does being human mean?" many things come to mind. However, the one that stands out to me above all the others is our ability to love one another.
Every girl dreams of the day that she will walk down the isle and marry the man of her dreams. Later dreaming of the little children she will have to hold when they are scared, make multiple birthday cakes for, and tuck them in at night. Yes, animals do have babies and yes, animals do travel together most of the time in little "families". Both of these though are for survival, not because they have that deep compassionate love for each other.
Humans and animals alike connect to each other on that basic level. Humans, however, are able to connect to each other on a much deeper level. How we connect to our families is like none other. We share things with the ones we love that we would never share with just anybody. Animals just rely on each other for protection and food. They don't spend time getting to know each other to find out their fears, their dreams, or who they truly are. Humans spend mostly their whole life trying to find that one person who they connect to the most. Animals just travel with whoever will keep them safe and increase their chances of surviving the longest.
I have a dog and she wants to be loved. How could you tell me that they don't care about being loved? Its true. Animals love to be loved. The only difference is they don't care who that person is as long as they are feeding, petting, and taking care of them. With humans, not everybody gets along with everybody. We don't just fall in love with the first person that gives us attention. Where humans are very picky, animals could really care less.
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