Iβve never been driven to be normal or fit in. There have been times when Iβve conformed to a situation but Iβm always left with feeling like an imposter. Perhaps I was transplanted from an alien planet or grown in a lab? Maybe Iβm just 0βs and 1βs in a computer simulation. These arenβt even original thoughts so maybe Iβm just a copy of a copy? π€
Humanity is made up of individuals who are all unique in their own ways. Who you are is based largely on where and when you were born, how you were raised and what influences your community as a whole had on you. Iβm definitely a product of the USA, my childhood and the community I grew up in. I feel a smidge dysfunctional and largely indifferent to the world at large on a daily basis.
I saw a quote on Pinterest that really hit homeβ¦
Honestly, I donβt even play an active role in my life anymoreβ¦ things just happen and Iβm like βOh, is this what weβre doing now? Ok.β
…truth. I donβt think Iβve played an active role in my life, ever. But I digress. Back to humans.

I have people I take care of, people that I adore, admire and like. Yet recently I came to the conclusion that I just donβt like humans in general (yes, I am a cat person – that is besides the pointπ€£). Itβs not that Iβm scared of people or individuals. Itβs not that I donβt understand people or see where they are coming from. Itβs the entirety of humans as a whole in general that Iβd just rather not be associated with.
When the aliens show up, Iβm not claiming any of you. Just a heads up.
We canβt even all agree that the world is round or that dinosaurs were real. Facts are fiction and fiction is presented as facts. History keeps repeating itself yet history is also being erased by oppression, fear, misinformation and misplaced perception (which is not a new thing, just more noticeable with technology as it exists today).
It would all be comical if it wasnβt harming other humans, creatures we share the planet with and the planet we are all stuck on.
It would be impossible for one person to take on all the issues and causes that plague the human race. Yet I feel that there is so much time, energy and emotion spent on things that shouldnβt even be an issue in the first place. Humans are humans and we are all born equal, regardless of race, sex or pronoun preference. Anyone who tells you differently wants to control you or the world around you for their own personal gain or god complex.
If all the minutes, hours and days spent watching, reporting on or caring about the Kardashians was diverted to solving the hunger crisis that has plagued America and American children since the late 70βs β¦ we would be feeding the world by now and no one would be left hungry.
Human. Complex, diverse, full of powerful emotions and thought, able to do great acts of kindness or horrible acts of destruction. Singular yet part of a larger Community. Messy. Chaotic. Beautiful. Unique.
Iβm yet undecided if I would trip humanity to save myself from a zombie horde. It would probably depend on the individual human I was running with. I think that kinda makes me human. Damn.Β
xoxo,
DaβNela, an American Misfit, [she/her/hers/trying to be humanish, maybe]
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Journal Entry for TTBH; Topic: Human, #1
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