To be loved Is Human
So, my devotion today was from Slice of Infinity. I’m going to try to digest this before I have some breakfast to literally digest. Here are the sentences that jumped at me. “‘I’m only human,’ is a plea for leniency with regards shortcoming.” “Thus, the great paradox of humanity can be rightly acknowledged: we find in being human both a deep and sacred honor and yet a profound disgrace.” The article is entitled, “Only Human,” addressing the universal mindset that ‘to err is human.’ Humanity, many times, is that disclaimer we use in every day vernacular to excuse ourselves from the small misgivings to the very serious accusations. Our humanity gives us unspoken rights to misspell simple words, forget to accomplish tasks, cheat on our spouse, or murder innocent people, etc. Like what Jill Caratini said, it’s like a “plea for leniency.” But the article also goes to expound that the thinking of humanity is diametrically exposed to very brilliant abilities. Being human has invented uses for electricity, found mathmetical equations that has brought people to the moon, has gone to study all the intricacies of the human body and how each part has an homeostatic environment to preserve […]