Is this happening to me or through me?

Who created us, what makes us, who do we think we are?

Is it just chemicals, or are we solely a product of interaction with the animate and inanimate world around us, our friends and family, our work and our lifestyle? According to research, love is oxytocin, a chemical. (its a bit more complicated but this will do to simplify things) Who we fall in love with could be the result of smells and the interactions of our organs (not only the brain) and bodily systems instead of the so-called romantic love you hear about in all the novels and movies.

What we like to eat might not be a choice either, a lot of the pleasure that our tastebuds experience comes from foods provided to you during your mothers pregnancy and early childhood as well. We can relearn and readjust the tastes of certain foods for us, most of us do not do this. Why not, it is very common to walk the path of the least resistance. Are we being ourselves doing this, or do we have to step out of the box, and act differently? Should we act on instinct, or according to a life-plan that many individuals choose to follow? Does it matter to us, does it matter to the world?

I hope I am loosing you with all of these questions, I am trying to dissect what we are, as humans, over the next few years, it really interests me. I do believe that the potential of the human race is extraordinary and our humanity is the problem that prevents us from being pure beings of awesome. I intent on reading more books like "the selfish gene" etc to understand everything better and to do a good job of explaining it to you. There is so much out there, our planet is beautiful, in all its aspects, I pity you if you fail to see this. Human interactions are awe-inspiring, from hate to love and everything that you could name.

How many actions are reactions? I believe that most things we want to file under "bad" can have positive effects, or avoided in a great many cases. Do I want to make the world a better place, is this even possible? Yes and no.

Think about it.