People are unique. Let me elaborate before our heads swell any larger.

Yes, it is true that we, as a species, have done many things to improve our lot in life. In agriculture, we have reshaped vegetation to provide us with more nutritious foods. In construction, we have projects that provide more water (dams); more housing options (cities), and better travel (highways), etc. We are able and willing to alter our environment to fit our needs. We are proud of our accomplishments and figure we are the “cat’s meow”! (Yes, I’m old.)

We are unique! When was the last time you saw these headlines: “Grizzly bear kills five grizzlies because they had more brown hair” or “Flock of Canada geese wiped out by a gander going berserk”? Do you know that 60 percent of mammal species don’t kill their own kind?

Imagine if, in tomorrow’s paper, instead of “Black man kills five white people at mall” or “White man kills Asian woman in domestic dispute,” they read, “Human being kills five other human beings at mall” or “Human being kills another human being in domestic dispute.”

Every animal species, except humans, seldom kill one another for emotional or prejudicial reasons. We like to think of ourselves as the most intelligent species on the planet. Talk about hubris!

We are indeed unique!

Steven C. Pomelow
Gorham

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