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December 05, 2007
Working Definition of Man
Changming Yuan
They enjoy covering their ideas, feelings, actions, words as well as their body parts with various garments; they evolve by inventing new weapons to kill their own species; they eat each other without spitting out the bones; they run after fame and wealth besides sex and food; and they tell lies, often saying what they never mean to say, and meaning what they never say they mean.
They show interest in truth, beauty and good; they are self sufficient, capable of producing food and music; they can smile and love; they try to cage those most ferocious among themselves; and they accumulate knowledge as well as material.
They have created money as well as gods…
Posted by Rock Heals at December 5, 2007 09:00 AM



