We Are All Human

 http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201210/weeks-top-posts/the-love-humanity
This article touches upon the idea of "being human". From the beginning of man to our current era, people associate themselves with smaller groups, but rarely humanity as a whole. Which is what so many activist groups are supposedly striving for, like the feminist movement or gay rights. As much as I believe in these types of movements and that equality should be reached I doubt it ever will be and quite frankly, in a way these movements still create separate minority groups, (just to make things clear, I am not against any minority group trying to get a head in society. I myself believe in the feminist movement, but I'm not an active advocate). But in the pursuit of creating a homogenous society derived only of "human beings", we have to be blind to all differences and see our selves simply as one species. The psychologists in this article, tried to come up with a way to measure how much a person can identify to all humanity. Their main conclusions were; people high in openness and agreeableness rate higher and those who worry about "the little things" do as well. These types of people tend to worry about global problems such as poverty and natural disasters. They also speculate that those people who are more wealthy and grew up in a loving childhood environment could possibly score higher because they have the luxury of having less to worry about in the way of physical and psychological needs. It's hard to say for sure why certain people care more about humanity as a whole, but I think more research in this area is extremely important. I think that we all could benefit from future findings and be able to strengthen our selves as a humanity. A little consideration for others can go a long way, a simple smile could improve someones bad day. We need to accept that everyone has their own beliefs, views and morals. It's important to keep in mind that different paths can lead to the same conclusions and not to forget that we are all, only human.