Humanity

So you want to be human? 
Well let me tell you this.
Humanity is wanting.  
Humanity is a hunger. 
Humanity is a writhing, ever changing mass of feelings. 
We can no easier hold back these feelings than we could the ocean. 
They flood each and every one of us.
Humanity is a quest for knowledge. 
For centuries we have attempted to learn as much as we can, from how the planets move to how single-celled organisms function. 
We want to know. 
Everything. 
Some of us hate not knowing, others bask in it and look forward to learning more. 
So what is Humanity? 
I can not tell you, I can only guide you. 
You must find out for yourself. 
 
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Mercury

VT

17 years old

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