Human Nature Essay, Research Paper

A single person is pure good, and has no sense of self. He/She does not know what property is, nor does he know the idea of inferiority. This state of

perfection is only broken by the introduction of another person to this environment. From this point on, every person added to the not yet society

increases the amount of anger and greed brewing between the people. People however, do not wish for this environment, but instead wish to return to the

original state, that being a world without worries. There are two paths towards accomplishing this, the first of which is to kill everyone, and the second is

to form a system in which people accept that they are all equal in rights, but not equal, however in the way of property.

The statement of people being good is not to say that people do not have evil in them, but merely have no way of acting upon it. When people are alone

they subconsciously believe that everything in the world is their possession. There appears to be no one else who will prevent their use of it, so the

possessions of the solitary human are safe from theft. The feeling of inferiority are also unknown to this person because he/she has no one else to whom

one may compare one?s self.

Suppose two individuals, both under the impression that they are alone, bump into

each other while looking for food. The two people have the same, simultaneously, first thoughts. After the initial shock of the fact that they are not alone,

both realize that they have lost their freedom to live without concern. Now there is someone who can take there vital possessions, or worse yet there land.

Soon after these thoughts, are questions of self doubt. One person will ask of his or herself: Am I better then this other person?

Will I be able to defend myself? If they are better than me, what can I do?

The path must now be chosen, does one try and kill you new found counter part, or does one try and make an agreement among all people? All people

will eventually decide to choose the second choice due to their insecurities and high regard of the abilities of others. In a neurotic agreement made between

all people, a government, or at the very lease, a system of law, is established intended to protect each individuals rights is

developed.

These system to fit these laws would be concentrated around the protection of a person?s property. (Children and Family members are counted as

property in this system.) In order for people to listen to the governing force, it must not appear as a threat to a person. It must be in pursuit of different

goals then the working people or else paranoia will occur.

The content of this paper thus far has been an observation of society, backed only by quasi-scientific observation of life. Numerous situations can be

added applied backing this paper. For example, the old schoolyard saying of ?finders keepers, losers weepers? shows how people automatically assume

that anything that is not claimed is theirs. Another great example would be the fact that almost at almost anytime in history since man has become civilize,

whenever a group of unorganized people is put together a structure forms, and laws are made.