kvnchrist Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Besides the survival instinct and the urge to procreate what is the most indomitable spirit of the human condition? Is it the need for knowledge (our curiosity) or the desire to preserve the cultural or religious identity? Is it the expression and sacrifice of love and compassion or the ability to hate and fear the unknown? Is it the need to be recognized and appreciated or the desire the allowance of other voices to be seen and heard, even though it might conflict with our recognition? Is it the desire to sacrifice or the need for sensationalizing that marks our passage through this thing called life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Above all else... When you personally do something right for someone else and expect nothing in return. It could be helping someone change their flat, giving a hot meal to someone on the street, giving that family you see struggling some anonymous help, tipping that waitress $50 on a $20 bill, or simply just stepping up when someone needs help instead of shrugging it off as not being your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintii Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) My take on this is that it is the sense of being loved, wanted and accepted.They did an experiment on rats where they took a rat which was not from the same pack and dropped it intothe tank.The rats rejected the newcomer and soon the loner drifted off into a corner and wasted away and died. Another example of this was during the Second World War where the "Aryans" had a hospital where the newbornbabies were not to be pampered and held in their mother's arms because they had to be strong.The same thing happened, the babies began to get sick and many died. Secondly, I'd look at "Maslow's Hierarchy of needs", though old, it carries a lot of weight. [/url]">http://http://i881.photobucket.com/albums/ac12/Nintii/800px-Maslows_hierarchy_of_needs_svg_zpsca25e467.png To sum it up, it's survival. Edited November 17, 2013 by Nintii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidus44 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The will, the spirit, the courage of mind, the ability to adapt and overcome and not just to survive or to not be defeated, but to flourish. And while this can be both a negative and a positive, it is almost always seen in a positive sense and that too is part of the indomitable aspect of the human experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KakeiTheWolf Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Beyond all things I've noted of the human experience, the most indomitable aspect of humanity is the will to endure and go on in the face of incredible tribulation and physical limit. I have seen and heard of people who, by the very nature of their will, defied the laws of physics, biology, and anatomy. People whose bodies became as if machines of metal, those who can perservere in the face of endless suffering on the greatest scales, and even those who defied the ultimate force of power of this world that we know, Death, delaying their own expiration despite the impossibility of the feat, solely because of their willpower. The ability to endure on, the ability to fight when there is absolutely no hope for survival, the ability to defy nature by the exertion of your own volition... These things comprise the most incredible aspect of humankind: Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screendrop Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 The most indomitable? Is it not that humans will inevitably dominate one another? The human spirit is formidable, but there are physical, physiological and psychological TANGIBLE limits to what can be achieved by a human. What is infinite is abstracts, and what is abstract is how far the human race may subjugate itself. ~SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarRatsG Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 My take would be to feel significant, not necessarily to others. Some do have to be significant to others to have to feel significant themselves, but not always.A strong sense of purpose and a solid understanding of your identity help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvnchrist Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 What about our ability to delude ourselves in various causes and concerns. Surely there have been those who blindly placed their trust in the ideals of others, only to find out they were more pawns than players. How many have assured themselves of the loyalties of others, only to have their backs stabbed. Also there is the ability to see love where there was none and the heartbreak that follows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 What about our ability to delude ourselves in various causes and concerns. Surely there have been those who blindly placed their trust in the ideals of others, only to find out they were more pawns than players. How many have assured themselves of the loyalties of others, only to have their backs stabbed. Also there is the ability to see love where there was none and the heartbreak that follows.Speaking of the american people vs. their elected 'representatives' are we? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KakeiTheWolf Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'd laugh if someone actually said sex in this thread. Because that would be pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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