{"id":3904,"date":"2009-10-05T12:14:15","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T04:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=3904"},"modified":"2009-10-05T12:26:43","modified_gmt":"2009-10-05T04:26:43","slug":"not-only-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2009\/10\/not-only-human\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Only Human"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘Human’ is probably\u00a0 ‘Human League’s’ most haunting song ever. It used to always gave a sense of solace… till I looked at its lyrics in detail recently. The chorus goes…<\/p>\n

I’m only human<\/strong>
\nOf flesh and blood I’m made
\nHuman
\nBorn to make mistakes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While understandable, there’s too much a tad of fatalistic self-rationalisation, attractive as it sounds. Here’s an inverse take, that offers hope…<\/p>\n

I can be more than human
\nI can aspire to become a Buddha
\nMay I not be born just to make mistakes
\nBut to realise and repent them too<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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