What does it mean to describe oneself as a human being? Why a being and not a doing? Surely we spend most of our lives doing things, therefore would it not be more accurate to describe ourselves as such? If we look at the etymology of the word 'human' it derives from an Indo European word ‘ghoman’ which means 'of the earth' or 'earthling'. A synonym for garden compost is humus which is derived from the same root word. We are therefore creatures of the earth in these terms - earth beings. We are part of the natural world intrinsically as humans. And we be and dwell as such to be fully human
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