Human Constraints

Human life is just the same as animal life. The only difference is that we have a new feature of consciousness. Even though it may seem that humans are superior to animals, we are just like them. What makes us the same are constraints. These constraints ultimately decide our actions, and because of that, human life has been able to survive through time.

Constraints are like limitations or factors that influence our decisions. For example, survival and sex. There are many constraints and different types of them. The first one is the original constraints, then man-made constraints, and finally unexpected constraints. We do not have free will; if we did, a single thought of killing someone could be effortlessly acted upon, and we might act on such thoughts as soon as they arise. Human constraints bind people together collectively, whereas free will would lead to disconnection. A single thought of killing would not result in killing someone because we know that it means jail or execution, which is fatal to our peaceful survival.

Man-made constraints like money have enabled us to achieve many things but have also brought despair and suffering. They have maintained cooperation, governance, and many other systems. One of the original constraints is wanting to do something like art or music, which helps us to be harmonious and elevates us from our labors. Unexpected constraints include natural disasters like COVID-19 and man-made disasters like war.

If we didn't have constraints and had free will, it would be unfair to animals and nature. These constraints sustain life, and we might want to add another constraint to handle the consequences of a previous one. Overall, people are born into some environment; their upbringing is not their choice, nor is where they are born. People's desires change according to their circumstances; an unexpected accident might put someone in the hospital and lead to poverty, while others might get lucky and become rich. There is a certain will, but it only allows what these constraints permit us to do.

We learn things as we grow up, lose loved ones, fall in love, and so on. Everything is just the same, like animals with some new features. However, even though things may seem different, collectively, they are the same. So, we can't really control our life; it would be unfair, but we are only here to experience human life.

Whatever has happened has happened. Raging against it is useless because the constraints are there to stop us again. So, to live life is to let it unfold, see where the story goes, and use whatever power you have to direct its course. Look at people—they are the same, just like you.