Monday, January 26, 2009

Humans or Social Animals???


She calls out to the man on the street
sir, can you help me?
Its cold and Ive nowhere to sleep,
Is there somewhere you can tell me?

He walks on, doesnt look back
He pretends he cant hear her
Starts to whistle as he crosses the street
Seems embarrassed to be there

Oh think twice, its another day for
You and me in paradise
Oh think twice, its just another day for you,
You and me in paradise

She calls out to the man on the street
He can see shes been crying
Shes got blisters on the soles of her feet
Cant walk but shes trying

Oh think twice...

Oh lord, is there nothing more anybody can do
Oh lord, there must be something you can say

You can tell from the lines on her face
You can see that shes been there
Probably been moved on from every place
cos she didnt fit in there...

these lines are from the famous song by Phil Collins... 'Another Day in Paradise'..
A prsotitute calling a stranger passing by for help as she is in pain. But instead of responding he walks away embarrassed. And Phil sarcastically compares this day on earth to a day on 'paradise',where everything is supposed to be right.In other words it is a comparison of what we were supposed to be and what we are now...
The way we have changed,the way we have 'evolved' from animals to 'humans'. A human is said to be a social animal. Social is a vague word. A word which can mean everything and nothing at the same time. We live in a world now where there is a society with rules. We live by the rules of this society.But we dont care about others nor do they about us. We live for ourselves,not others. And however hard we might pretend... we all know in our hearts that no one on this planet is selfless. We have our own issues and it takes a lot to sort them out.
'Homo sapiens' means"wise human" or "knowing human". We sure are wise and know a lot. But who do we gain knowledge for??? For ourselves obviously... So that we can go forward in our lives. So that we progress,earn and live a secure and comfortable life. Do we actually care about other things while learning?... no!!!
We do not need to and we do not want to. Do you think anyone on earth would do his job without asking for his wages? We are social. Social enough to live our own lives and then to put on a fake face in the society which makes us likeable. There is nothing and no one on this earth which or who has not been exploited by humans,us.
We do not care or think about others... we exploit others for our benefits..we do everything that is wrong but appears to be right...I think its true....we are social animals...But we sure are not HUMANS..

3 comments:

  1. i agree with you. people should be more caring and giving. at this point i am reminded of lady diana. she helped so many people in need. God bless her and you.

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  2. abe shreyas kya bhakchod pelta hai. mu chhupa ke mar jaa.

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  3. Listen cock! I was making a point! Your comment has no relevance to the blog! Why are you even talking?

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