The Human Condition: An Analysis

Laying down, looking at me with confusion and disbelief, I received the most logical response I could have imagined. “The human condition is the power that emotions might hold, the way that we can think for ourselves in other ways that species may not. Uhh.. umm... the qualities of”— At this point I interjected because you could see the genuine curiosity on his face. 'Is this what you want to hear?' And 'Am I doing this right?' After some time of fiddling with the idea he looked at the definition on Webster Dictionary so he could write me a verse in order to converse in the best way he knew how. Walking around his room with inspirational music playing, I left his room to give him time to narrate. He would come to find his condition within being human
This is my definition of the human condition: The human condition is about the way in which we feel towards, for, and about other human beings and ourselves. The human condition is a state of being that allows us to perform our lives whether we are “on” or “off” the stage of life. Wherever we are on the spectrum of emotions, they are our fundamental essence as beings. The human condition is a visceral, breathing, living thing that is controlled by our emotions. Feeling the intensity of his poetry, tears ran down my face while my heart felt like it would burst out of my chest; blushed face and a deep admiration for his piece. He had used his logic to gather words that allowed me to feel something—joyous. I find comfort when discovering this persons point of view because at first it seems to be different then mine but when I take a step back and look at everything our view points are very similar. They just happen to take different routes to getting to the same conclusion. Overall, I found myself expanding my thoughts on what the human condition can be. He showed me that explaining this condition is hard when you live it