Human, What does it mean. Options

[WinterNights2]

To be human, does that mean we are above animals? Or are we equal? Does that mean that we are above the enviorment, or equal? Are we prone to disaster or do we seek it. Do we by nature, destroy, or do we build? Do we suffer from disaster? Or by self inflicted damage?

[FoOd]

As humans, I believe that in everyone, we all have a savage, or shall I say, darkness in the human soul. Sometime in our life we have either succumbed to our selfish needs to do this or that. Also, sometime in our lifetime, I think that we have indeed acted like animals.
In an animal's instinct, they can either fight, or run in fear. As humans, we do both, considering thats what our instinct tells us.
By violence and war, we act no better than animals who fight for territory or for the attention of the mate.
It could delve in more deeper as to if we are higher, lower, or equal to animals. But as we look into our human psyche, I think we are about as equal to animals.

Hmmm, I think the way things are going, we are basically seeking danger. We are causing our own misfortune. I think, (not very sure about this one) that there is supposedly and overpopulation, which will eventually lead to the shortage of food and supplies. (major downer there). Eventually, this will lead to famine, in which we as humans suffer, and therefore succumb to our self-destruction.

Disasters in nature are of none of our doings. But then again, we may never know. A simple shift of a boulder might cause a landfall in the future. A loud sound can shatter the atmosphere of the mountain slopes fill of snow and cause an avalanche(Does this actually happen?). Its all a mystery to us humans.