Big Hero 6 is one of my favorite movies.
It’s about grief. It’s about friendship.
But more than anything, it’s about becoming who you already are—even when the world breaks you.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about something similar:
What makes us human?
Not biologically. Not intellectually.
But spiritually. Ethically. Emotionally.
What are the choices we keep making that either help us become more whole—
or slowly pull us apart?
And I’ve come to believe:
There are six.
Not senses. Not skills.
But six quiet, powerful ways of being
that shape every relationship, every moment, every version of ourselves.
☀️ The Ways We Become More Human
These aren’t rewards. They’re not even virtues in the traditional sense.
They’re invitations—daily, quiet, courageous
1. Love without boundaries
To see another as whole, even when they’re far, flawed, or different.
Presence without possession.
2. Forgiveness without limits
To release someone—or yourself—from the past, even when it still hurts.
Freedom without condition.
3. Kindness without expectations
To give care without needing it to be returned.
Grace without transaction.
🌑 The Ways We Forget Our Humanity
These don’t always look evil.
But they slowly undo what’s sacred in us.
4. Malice
Choosing harm. Punishing presence.
When we weaponize our words, our silence, or our power.
5. Apathy
Choosing not to care.
Not because we can’t—but because it’s safer not to feel.
6. Negligence
Choosing not to act, even when we know something is needed.
The harm we allowed—because we told ourselves we weren’t responsible.
But here’s the truth I’ve come to recognize:
Malice, apathy, and negligence don’t usually come from villainy.
Most of the time, they are survival responses—what we slip into when
love feels unsafe, when forgiveness feels too costly, when kindness feels too draining.
That’s why they feel so natural. It’s gravity.
And this is why remembering matters. Remembering the Spirit draws us back—
into love without boundaries, forgiveness without limits,
and kindness without expectations.
The MAN is what happens when we forget.
Spirit is what happens when we return.
We all carry the six. But only three make us more human.
These aren’t traits. They’re choices—again and again.
And what I’ve come to see is:
Being human isn’t about never failing.
It’s about returning to presence
after we do.
I didn’t discover this in 2025.
I’m not claiming something new.
I’m just translating something ancient—into language I could finally hear.
Because love without boundaries, forgiveness without limits, and kindness without expectations
have always been the ways we become more human.
And malice, apathy, and negligence
have always been the ways we forget.
This isn’t a framework I invented.
It’s a mirror I finally stopped looking away from.
I’m not asking you to believe anything.
I’m just offering a mirror.
Which three are shaping you today?
That’s all it ever was.
That’s all it ever is.
Being human.