Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-37719459-20181220032704/@comment-37841075-20181221131221

Well, as part of that 0.01% that still has faith in humanity, I actually am quite upset with how humans are described, though I completely understand why elves think that way about humans.

Humans are very much amazing, in spite of our thousands of faults and misdoings. We've accomplished an astonishing amount despite how much all the odds were against us and that tiny tiny chance we would actually come through. I think the elves could be just as or even more destructive as humans, had their fragile capacity for guilt not gotten in the way, which, in a way, I guess emphasizes how incredible human minds are, and our psyches' intense capacity to simply persist?

We don't give ourselves enough credit for how cool we are, especially since the elves are described to outshine us in virtually every aspect.

On a bit of a darker note, it seems like humans, at least on a bigger level, are far more aware of the possibility of death and thus value our lives more? Like in the elvin world, elixirs fix everything, you have a ton of money, and you don't have to worry about growing old. But because of the countless threats in human society, we have a whole other level of appreciation for our lives and our "life is short, so live it to the fullest" mentality.

We have humility. We strjve for the truth. We persist, we fight, we triumph. We conquer, we fight, we kill, but we mourn the lost and advocate for the hurt and pained. We attempt, we observe, we learn, we try again, and we repeat till we  get it right.

Most of us don't live in grand castles, with a truckload of money since birth, and royalty-like quality of life. This means we can appreciate what we have far more than elves can.

And humans, no matter how much we fight and despair, conquer adversity and we never stop moving forward. We never settle  for anything less. We aim to achieve and we aim to live our lives, and nothing gets in the way of that. Push humans against a wall and we are nasty. We can do anything for those we love, regardless of consequence and the accompanying guilt and regret.I

We're really quite remarkable, if you think about it. If we were aware of how the other intelligent  species view us, you can bet your house that we would stop at nothing, as a society, to prove ourselves.

I could go on, but, I don't want to rant and cliché you to death. Good day! :)