What Does It Mean To Be Human Essay

In this day and age, it is important to choose a leader who knows what it means to be human and understands how citizens want to function under the influence of modern civilization. That is why I, Sigmund Freud, would be the best candidate to be the next president of the United States of America. My opponent, Charles Darwin, does not understand the importance of the human psyche and the implications it can have on society. He just wants to simply advocate for the reproduction and success of the species. He does not care about any of your personal lives or for your happiness. The three questions central to my campaign are, what it means to be human, how should we live our lives, and what is the nature of the universe. I firmly believe that in

“I am of course, speaking of the way of life which makes love the center of everything, which looks for all satisfaction in loving and being loved” (Freud pg. 52, para. 1). By releasing our libidos, I mean to listen more to our super ego, ego, and id. “Consequently, such people habitually allow themselves to do any bad thing which promises them enjoyment…a great change takes place only when the authority is internalized through the establishment of a super-ego” (Freud pg. 116, para. 2,3). In this case, society is the authority that looks down upon our own acts to release these sexual feelings. As humans we are constantly battling between our id and super ego. Our super ego and id controls what decisions we make and how we act as individuals. Since this concept of love is what most humans think about, it is society’s taboo against these sexual acts that causes us to be unhappy and frustrated. Society says that, “the choice of an object is restricted to the opposite sex, and most extra genital satisfactions are forbidden as perversions” (Freud pg. 85, para. 1). As a result, this compels us to hold back our true wants and desires that we all feel differently as individuals. This may also make us feel pain. This is a result of us looking down upon ourselves because we would like to do some things that are deemed wrong by society. “As long as things go well with a man, his conscience is lenient and lets the ego do all sorts of things; but when misfortune befalls him, he searches his soul, acknowledges his sinfulness, heightens the demands of his conscience, imposes abstinences on himself and punishes himself with penances” (Freud pg. 118, para 1). As humans, even the most prominent feeling of love can become unbalanced and force us into unhappiness by the super ego, ego, and id. Society would be better without the causes for these battles between the