What It Means To Be Human

A human being is not just about what we look like or what we
can do.If this is how we define human beings, we would all in big trouble,
because everyone looks different, and we all have different skills and
abilities. What makes us human is our "end" or "goal."

The ancient Greek philosophers noticed that all living creatures are
designed to pursue a certain goal. Every species has a different goal. They
called this goal "telos" which means "end." They taught us that, if you can
discover what something's telos (final goal) is, then you will know what that creature is. For example, the goal of an acorn is "oak tree." It's the goal
of "oak tree" which causes the acorn to grow and change the way it does. Acorns already have "oak tree" written within their nature. That's what they
are,only in a very young stage. In the same way, if we can discover
the "end" or "goal" of the human being, we will know what the human being is.