One Question....One Answer....
"sir, how to distinguish between animal life and human life?"
Ans:
Animals have got a body. They are less evolved. So, they live with their basic instincts centered around their body. For e.g a Leopard does not know it is a Leopard. It does not know that it is living inside IIM Kashipur. It does not know the date, year, country, politics, climates, geographical location and anything about the world, universe etc. etc. It just gets up in the morning. Plays. Goes for hunting when it feels hungry. Eats. Sleeps. Mates. Reproduces. Grows and grooms the children for finding their prey and safe guarding themselves from the dangers. It has no dreams, plans, goals, passion, aims, status, comparisons, wealth or money making plans, relationships etc. They live a simple life. Because they don't have sixth sense and the mind formed out of it.
We cannot live the same life now, as we have lost the adaptability skills of living in forests, jungles and mountains, along with other animals, without any home and other comforts we have now.
Another thing is we have a evolved brain and the mind formed out of it. So, out identity can not be body and body-needs based thoughts (cognition), emotions (affect) and behaviours. Yes, we have a body, and therefore, the body based issues and desires will remain. So, reproduction and rearing based thoughts, emotions, behaviours, life style, phase of life will remain. But that can not be in the fore front and should not become the first identity of life and living. That should not occupy the brain and mind all the time. This mix of evolved brain with mind, and living like animals with body as the main centre and focus, will not lead to a peaceful, happy and healthy life and relationships. So, let it be there, on the periphery, not as a vital, but an important domain or part of life and living.
Now comes the actual difference...
As we are evolved species, as we have a complex brain and developed mind with sixth sense, our identity, or image at the fore front should be....
1. Our Personality traits, our constitution of life which comprise of beliefs, faiths, philosophies, maturity and human qualities that define ''who we are'.
2. Our knowledge, experience in life education profession and other domains, skill sets, application mind, wisdom acquired, passions, goals, dreams etc. related to again knowledge and wisdom and not to the body. These define 'what we are'.
So, keep the brain, mind, human qualities...who you are and what you are in the front as your identity and image...In your relationships... Keep the body at the back!!! Keep the brain free from thoughts related to desires of the body so that it has enough free life time to think about (1) and (2) above which create your real human identity, human life and meaning for contentment and fulfillment.
Hope it answers the question.
Peacefully yours... Rams...Psychologist!!!
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