The Paradox of Human Nature: Why We Are All Walking Contradictions

Use Them to Your Advantage!

Illustration by the Author.

“Where there is everything people do nothing and where there is absolutely nothing people do everything. It’s never the availability of resources but of creative minds and people’s life philosophy.” — Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

We are a contradictory species.

We can achieve great things with kindness and love, but we can also commit terrible acts. We can create beautiful art to stand the test of time and cause unimaginable suffering.

We are walking contradictions.

Part of what makes us so contradictory is that we are constantly changing.

We are not the people we were a year ago or even yesterday. We are always in flux and evolving. 

Our actions in the past do not reflect our efforts in the present or future. This is both a good and a bad thing. It’s good because it means we have the potential to change for the better. It’s bad because it means we also have the potential to change for the worse.

One of the things that makes us so contradictory is our capacity for self-…