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Human Condition Characteristics

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The Human Condition has many components which become apparent in everyone’s lives. Throughout life, people will experience different events that will trigger a new aspect of the Human Condition. Birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality contribute to this. There cannot be one without the other. Throughout the texts used, “Dhammapada”, “The Examined Life”, and “The Case for Tragic Optimism”, all the traits have equal importance, but those in the texts had a choice of their attitudes, and with growth, conflict, and mortality, each of the texts explained the Human Condition with these aspects. A person constantly grows in their everyday lives. Growth continues to be important because of how a person learns lessons and make choices in the future. Conflict plays a role in growth because without some sort of conflict, there will not be any growth. Death will be inevitable. Mortality plays a role in this. A person can have a death in not only their lives, but in their spirit, attitude, and motivation. These aspects of the Human Condition drive a person’s life because of their importance in the lives of every human being. Growth, a vital part of the Human Condition, presents itself in many ways. A person needs growth in their life to better their understand learning lessons and becoming a successful person. Throughout the text “Dhammapada”, the man in the text struggles to get over his own wants which causes his daily torture. He wants to know the meaning

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