Who am I (Human)?

I, as a human being, am a creation with the knowledge and understanding of relationships, taste, beauty and trust. As a baby, I naturally understood who my mother is. I didn’t want to eat anything other than my mother’s milk, except given to me by force. And while being fed by force, I cried. This indicates to my sense and understanding of relationships which came with me naturally. When I raised up a bit, I liked colorful toys, new clothes, my cradle and other things that attracted me. This shows my sense of beauty. I stood and ran towards my mother or father, despite knowing that I can’t walk properly yet. I knew they will hold me if I am falling down. This was the trust that came with me initially.

Initially, a person is not born to do anything bad. Let’s suppose my parents hit me. It hurts. Now, naturally, I understand that hitting someone hurts, consequently, I won’t hit anyone since I know the pain. I miss my mother when she is far away. I like to be in a garden, rather than being in a place comparatively dirty. This is how a human being is.

Now, it’s the surrounding that decides what I become. From a very early age, our parents start telling us what is good and what is bad. Who are my relatives and how should I treat them. What is my religion and what are the things I should learn in order to be a believer. I grow a bit more, and step into my society. Now the society starts teaching me what they have learnt from their parents. And the story goes on. What they call good is good. What they call bad is bad. My religion is a part of my social life, because, if I don’t act upon the religious traditions, I will be considered bad in my society. A set number of do’s and don’ts. This influences me quite well, and I start believing all these set terms as my culture and my religion.

However, after growing young, I am supposed to start thinking of all these questions once again and revise the do’s and don’ts with myself. In this stage the first thing that is supposed to come to my mind is “Who created me?”. We always get the answer of this question by looking into our parents and the society that we live in. Whatever they have taught me gives me the answer.

But, actually, I am not what I am. I could be better. I was naturally born better. This is the time when a person can understand his/her personality and make positive changes. Perhaps, my parents didn’t ask themselves this question. That’s the reason they are living a typical life. The norms and standards of my society might be based on economic, political, religious and seasonal changes, that might not be as good as they initially were. My culture has been coming from years. Generation to generation. Unwritten. My religion has been mixed with traditional customs. My language has been influenced by the languages of my neighboring languages. My dressing is imposed on me by media and fashion industry. My cultural festivals are based on the stories my grandmother told me. When everything that I have done up to now is so impure to me, why don’t I start thinking from the scratch. This is the time when I will really know who I am.