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October 2008 
What makes us human?
Posted on Oct 8th, 2008
by 
Debi
Debi
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for October 08, 2008:
The obvious answer is opposable thumbs!
But if you want to get deeper, I believe that what makes us human is the strength and depth of our emotions and the emotional attachment we make to things/entities that are precious to us. As humans we care deeply, love freely, are inspired by passions, we think, we cry, we laugh, we grieve, we shut off as much as we can, and we can do all of this in a single day. We are an amazing creation!
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Well put, Debi. We do extraordinary things as humans becauise we care extraordinarily deeply. This is at the core of who we are, and who we will be, and I thank you for reminding me of this today … on a day when I heard that a dear friend will be passing her mortal coil is just another short few days, far too young at 46. But my care for her matters, and all of our caring for all that we care about shapes the world we live in to be a better place.