The world emerged and man and animals were placed on the earth. If you read the Bible, you believe that God placed man here to interact with nature; if you are a scientist, you follow the evolution of this planet and how man came to flourish here. Whatever your idea of ​​how humanity arrived on Earth, one question has always plagued us. What is the nature of being human and what do we need to interact with others and the world around us? Thousands of generations have found writers, philosophers, religious leaders, psychologists, hoping to put us in nice little boxes to explain why people do what they do. Unfortunately, it's not that simple to understand. So many cultures populate this world, with so many different notions of how to live a good life, who among us can then say what exactly the right way to live is. Human nature is a tangled web of so many fibers that separating them one by one seems like a daunting task. Yet there are writers, especially those chosen for this course, who attempt to unravel the seams so that the fabric fits us more comfortably; because beyond all these differences created by cultures, all men and women actually have very similar ideas about what we all want: food, shelter, clothing, to live in peace . However, influences from many directions blur the way people see the world and their relationships with other human beings with viewpoints different from their own. In the 3rd century BC, the Chinese philosopher Xunzi wrote that human nature is bad - that people should be hammered. shape; that we are twisted at birth and need strong teachers and guidance to become good (“Enduring Questions” 38). How could one look at a little child in its mother's arms and think of someone ungodly... middle of paper... of nature declaring: "...we are naturally led to seek communion and camaraderie with others. » (“Lingering Questions” 51). Therefore, we create societies where like-minded people can live in harmony by creating road map traditions on life. However, since not all roadmaps are the same, we begin to form opinions when we encounter other cultures from what we see and hear – from the influences sent our way from a myriad of factions . It is up to us to weigh all these influences and choose those that will keep us impartial towards other people and other cultures. Only when we understand that all people are human beings and interact with influences that allow us to “seek communion and companionship” with all cultures, can we live in peace. Let us not give in to an influence that devalues, but let us be more tolerant – let us be more human, and together we will all survive..