JANU: What indeed does it mean to be human? We would venture to say that, for the most part, humanity answers that question in a very limited way, yet they have some concern of what is not human, when it comes to other life forms. So what does one compare, what exists in others, to that of being human, when one does not fully grasp what it does mean to be human?
The concept of ‘being human,’ though fuzzy, not well defined, is an ancient perspective having to do with grouping for survival. But for those who existed without the threat of lack of survival, this question existed for a different reason, and the reason was more in the direction of mutual support, for strengthening groups and communities through the sharing of abilities, understandings, and intelligence.
Now this grew in three different directions, for, as it was pursued, it was realized that many of these qualities exist in other creatures as well, only not understood but the evidence was there. So an effort was made to connect with, communicate with different kinds of intelligence, and abilities, and understandings on different levels, with other creatures. An awareness of intelligence beyond the Earth was begun. For many, this was memory of ancient relationships, and, yes, there were those who visited from other worlds and associated with humanity, storing many memories, you see. And many of those visitors were human-like. Some were not, and those visits were less successful in a sense but contributed to a broader foundation of understanding and possibilities. The third direction the pursuit took was that of spiritual, if you will, identification in the direction of “who are we, really?” and “what existed before humanity in intelligent life?”
These three pursuits consumed much interest and humanity of today has yet to expand an understanding of this question. So a valid question in this direction is: “Why does one concern themselves with ‘What is Humanity?’ rather than just pursuing the path of living?”
What we see here is an opportunity to forge an alliance with life, all of life, beyond the limitation of identity. For if another species has compassion for each other, an interest in the larger life, and the pursuit of the Truth and its own evolution, it is not difficult to find common ground with their qualities, values, and performance. Look for these things when encountering another and you will find more common values than you might imagine and, with understanding, communication, and interaction, embrace new thresholds with far greater rewards for everyone.
We thank you, our brother, for this time and your attention on this question. We will pursue it further at another time. Namaste.
Feb. 7, 2014 Copyright © 2014 by Joshua Ross