The Place Of Human

Essay about 'WHY ARE PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GREAT CHAIN?   

The place of man is a complex subject that is often used in almost all fields, including philosophy and literature.  Even religions based on this subject to solve the place of human. For instance, according to the Christianity; there is a great chain. For sure, the great chain of beings begins with the creators of the worlds, God, follows with angels, humans, animals, plants, and minerals.  The question is why are the humans in the middle of the great chain?

Unfortunately, humans cannot be compare with the God. Due to lack of skills of human such as the gift of create, humans only can be slaves of God. Besides, God always associate with the strongest, the biggest and the most excellent. Dissimilar to God, humans can make mistakes and they can only be part of God’s own soul. That is why, humans can feel emotions as love, passion, mercy etc. They come from God’s himself.

Angels or Angelic Beings also are made by and from God. But unlike humans, they do not have physical limits. Furthermore, they are the servants of God which gives them no right to make mistake. Humans are also can be called the servants of God, but they are more likely slave and does not have supernatural powers, for example taking another person’s life and deliver to God, where it belongs, is a job for Angels.

There is no doubt, humans are not better than angels while not worse than animals. There is a 
difference that apart humans from animal. According to Aristotle; ‘Humans are thinking animals.’. Human beings have the ability of think which makes them better than animals. For these reasons, the best place for mortals is the middle of the chain. We cannot expect for more or less.