A Final Observation

While looking through all of these different theories and philosophies, there is one indisputable fact that I observed: people simply want to explain their existence an give meaning to life. Furthermore, humanity wishes to know the best way to live, to be fulfilled. It seems to be a quest that almost everyone feels the need to act upon. We look to books, speakers, philosophers, and religions. Every one has the equal right to choose their own belief and how willing they are to listen or change. It can define people in many ways. Like wise the meaning a person finds could be complex and riddled with deep thought, like many in the text, or simply throw everyone else through a questioning hoop like Douglas Adam's, "The answer to life, the universe and everything else is 42."

"So long and thanks for all the fish." 

Forming Groups

In class it was mentioned that, for many animals, it is a survival instinct to form a group. Many times this is most obvious case of this is when a predator is attacking. In the case of elephants, the group forms a wall between the attacker and the prey. You can observe the same behavior in humans. Being, obviously social animals, we automatically form groups. Although there is not as many attackers that would wish to truly kill us for food like a lion, a group still helps to protect against bullying and other harassment from those outside the group. Likewise, when people find themselves without any form of group, they are more likely to be targeted and are often pushed to their breaking point much sooner.