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I Wish I Were a FrogBY: Alessandro Saetta Vinci | Category: Self-Improvement | Submitted: 2010-06-23 04:37:05
I'm a human being. Which, allegedly, arguably and unanimously is considered to be the most advanced and generally best race of them all. We're superior, they say. We're smarter than every animal alive. We're stronger than about 50% of all animals alive. Many animals are faster than us, and many others are phisically more resistant, and stronger. But we get to live for about 80 years, which is a life expectancy longer than almost any animal that exists. And most importantly, whereas all animals were born pretty much equal and pretty much with no perspective of getting better, we've got infinite possibilities and potentially endless margin of improvement. Some humans are capable of jumping from the top of a 2-3 floor edifice without any injuries. Some humans are capable of lifting the whole weight of their body with one finger. Some humans are capable of running at speeds that are embarrassingly not that distant from ocelots, cheetahs or greyhounds. A very very fast human can reach speeds of about 25-27 miles an hour. A cheetah, the fastest land animal, reaches speeds of about 70 miles an hour. It is a huge gap overall. but we haven't been built for speed, we run on two legs and not four, and our weight/muscle strenght ratio is much worse than that of a cheetah. It's a bit like the Ford Focus RS and the Lamborghini Murcièlago. Top speed of the Focus RS is 263 kph, the top speed of the Lambo? 342. A huge gap, but one is a hatchback the other one is hypercar, so if you look at it that way the gap is not that wide. So, all in all. Humans appear to be better. Still, there is one animal I'd like to be if I were to reincarnate. God, I wish Iwere a frog. No, seriously. At the end of the day, what are the upsides of being human? After all, what are they? 1. You can understand music lyrics 2. Marion Cotillard is the same race as you 3. You can drive cars And what are the upsides of being a frog? 1. You can LEAP 2. You've got your own verb, because while all animals jump, frogs LEAP. 3. You get to say "crack" 4. You get to stare pointlessly at anything without being mistaken for a pervert or an idiot 5. Your name could be Nigel. I could go on all day. If you were at a very important dinner with someone you can't afford to ignore, maybe because it's your boss, maybe because it's your fiance's father, and what if he starts talking about recession, oil prices, politics, cricket, or any topic you don't wanna talk about? You're a human. You've got the gift of word, you must respond. What if you were a frog? You could just go 'head and say "crack". You could stare at him without being punched in the nose very hard. You could have crack-versations with other frogs. Life is so much easier if you're frog. Sure, your life expectancy is short, you don't look so bright and smart, and you're always subject to little kids, who will torture you if they get the chance to catch you, or if teachers at school ask them to vivisect you. Still, it would be brilliant. At least you wouldn't have to lie and pretend you like the meal your mother in law cooked for you. You hate your mother in law. Pretty much everyone does. And frogs have no mother in law. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org/ About Author / Additional Info: Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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