Essay: Humanity

We all question what we are. We have all these theories, opinions, research, but we all still don't know the true definition of our own species. The population of our species has counted to 7 billion people in this world. Each and every one of us have our own unique personality. We may have some similar traits, but there is only one you in this world. And there will never be an identical.

Our personality makes us who we are. No one else does. The way we act, our thoughts, our opinions, our mental capability, language, social interactions, etc, all creates one you. It creates a person. Our personalities produce our self description. There is no "type" of person. We all have a bunch of personality traits that define us as a person. One person may be very outgoing, while another is super shy. One person may be really educated, while the other is a little bit slower in learning. One may be nice, while the other is mean. One may be quiet about their thoughts, while the other is blunt and straight forward. One may be silly and funny, while the other is serious. One may be athletic, while the other is not. The point is is that all these things build up to a wonderful personality that creates a beautiful you.

People today rely on other's personality to keep them interested. While meeting someone new, for example. But we have these unique personality traits that no other species has. Animals usually don't socialize towards each other and get to know each other more. Well maybe they do, but not the way we do. Humans like to sit down and talk about interesting things. It's a great opportunity to reveal your personality. The way we behave is very unique.

Our personality influences many things. It determines whether or not if we think with our head or our heart. The media and technology are a major factor that causes our personalities. Our peers and parents also influence our personality. As well as genes, religion, culture, and most importantly, yourself. The way we look, how we grew up, popularity, our surroundings, all create you. Something that is very important to us world-wide is our zodiac sign. It's known to define us and our personality. The description for each symbol amazes me as to how many different unique people there are out there. I'm going to talk about some human characteristics that really grab my attention.

One thing that really interests me is the characteristic of conscientiousness. I think that we are very lucky to have our conscience guide us through things. Whether if it will lead you to success or consequences. Being a teenager, we get tempted to do many things that could lead to HUGE problems. Our conscience steps in, and helps us choose whether with our mind or our heart, like I said earlier. Our conscience shows how good we are self disciplined. If it is high, there are many advantages. If they are low, people are most likely to make bad decisions and succumb to weakness of the will. A low conscience is risking. But there are some bad things about having a very very high conscience. People with excessive conscientiousness have OCD, or obsessive - compulsive personality disorder. In this world today, there are many daily activities going on where it is important to respond in either a positive or negative way. A high conscience will keep you looking in positive directions that will reward you later.

Another thing is extraversion and introversion. The trait extraversion, is fun, cheerful, ambitious, hard-working, and maybe like to be the center of attention. As for introversion, it's more on the shy side, or maybe just like to fewer social activities. I think our social life is huge part of what makes our personality. Socializing is the main part to show off your characteristics and who you are, to see if people will accept you or not. This is one of the main parts of humans - socializing. The way we act towards others adds a lot more excitement and entertainment to our life. If we were all the same, plain and boring, we wouldn't have anything to look forward to. Like surprises and such.

Our openness towards life really amazes me. Humans have a wide source of imagination that creates new ideas that add more success to this world. Our ability to think beyond our senses is really outstanding sometimes. We are all smart in our own ways, and open to many new things.

One more thing - our environment and the media. We humans tend to go with what is "cool" these days. There are so many examples that I can name, but these ideas, looks, etc, have had a huge impact on what creates who you are. Some are positive and some are negative. It's all up to you and your conscience. But our species have seem to be low on self confidence and accepting who they are all because of our generation. Maybe this isn't how humans were a few generations ago, but today, this is how it seems to me. I think that we have changed a lot these past years. The way we act, our personality has changed dramatically.

So this is how I define humans today. We are one the most unique species out there. And our personality is how I define who we are, and what we are. The characteristics that I have gone over are the ones that I find most appealing to me, and are a very important factor to our personality. Each and every one of us in this big world have one and only one personality that makes us human. We are all alike in many ways, but we will never ever be the same. And I thank you whoever made us that way, or else we'd all be boring and the same. Remember that there is only one you in a 7 billion world of people. But there is one thing that all humans have in common, we all strive for happiness.