Fully Human

Comment by Brianna Allen on October 9, 2012 at 11:51am

This is deeply moving, Roberta. And the first line from the Who's ``Bargain'' is poignant as well: ``I'd gladly lose me to find you.'' 

xxBrianna

Comment by Roberta Zenker on October 9, 2012 at 11:51am

Brianna - spot on!

Comment by Roberta Zenker on October 9, 2012 at 11:52am

Can I repost your comment?

Comment by Kathy Murdock on October 9, 2012 at 1:04pm

I guess one has to define the term “fully human” before any opinion can be made.  There is a positive and negative side to everything and we tend to jump to the negative before we identify the positive.

The question I pose is who has the ability to be fully human.  Can a man be more fully human than a woman? Or can a woman be more fully human that a man?  A woman can have a baby – does that attribute her more points?  If I’m missing a limb or an organ do I lose points?  Can a Gentile be more human than a Jew, or a white from a black, some people seem to feel that is true.

Those who are transgender seem to have an advantage, they have a deeper understanding of what both genders offer.  They have lived as both male and female; they have insights that have been developed that non transgender people have probably never tapped into nor experienced.  A so called normal male or female has spent a life time primarily focusing on being one gender.

I know what it is like to be fully male in every respect but yet I have spent a life time also observing and trying to understand women in far greater depth than the so called average man because I also feel that I have a woman inside of me as well.  Can my brain be 50/50 or 100/100, I can’t answer that!  If it’s possible to be 100/100 then I would say that I exceed the fully human category.

A philosophy student could probably write a book on this subject and never come to a conclusion.

Having said all that (because I like to write) my simple answer is yes, if anyone is fully human a transgender person would certainly qualify.

Comment by Marsha M. Marsha on October 9, 2012 at 7:37pm

Half life? You were nuclear!

Jesus loves damaged goods, I know.

Comment by Erin Detty on October 9, 2012 at 8:44pm

We are Fully Human and being honest about it, proves it, we are who we are. What really threatens them, individuality perhaps? You are a Beautiful Daughter of god, we all are.   

Comment by Janell Elynn Smith on October 9, 2012 at 9:24pm

"HU" is one of the ancient names for God. Placing it with "man" literally suggests that we are "god-men", and so many of the great saints say that we are "spiritual beings having a physical experience." We were born into this earth plane and we will leave it upon passing over to the other side. We call this life transition "going to heaven." Our life in the physical world is short compared to our true home in eternity. So I believe your spirituality precludes you from ever becoming fully human.---Blessings, Elynn

Comment by Bethany Davis on October 10, 2012 at 1:52pm

What "world leader" would that be? Really? I consider myself a world leader, my world. For a very short-lived time I was "world leader" for my children, however that didn't last long. You and I are totally human,IMHO. Keep learning, keep loving, there's $ 0.02 worth, hugs to all with love from me

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