Every person ever asks himself the difficult question: how easy is it to be Human? Usually this question arises not in times of happiness and joy, and in moments the future path of choice when solving complex problems and issues.
First of all you need to decide what we put in the term "Person"? Perhaps it is a certain quality that brings the common man to the perfect helping him worthy to overcome the difficulties, self-development, to help others, to bring up children. These qualities are many, we all know: honesty, sense of duty, ability to take responsibility for their actions, friendliness, dedication, and many others.
Only internal force is accumulated by a person throughout life, helps him in the most difficult moments to make the right choice, to remain Human, to act according to conscience. But the power that each draws its source. For some, the power of knowledge. Such people believe in the power of science and technology, they strive to learn something new, information - life. Some people find strength in faith, in religion. They know that whatever happens, God will help them, support, and advise. Others are looking for answers to questions, dissolving in human relationships, trying to get to the root cause of the deeds and misdeeds, are experimenting with their own and other people's feelings. And they all have their right, because everyone is different.
It seems to me that the criterion of the actions of this Man is his conscience, i.e., those moral laws which are enclosed in a man of his parents and society, and brought up by him. Anyone can fool people, but his own conscience. As I terrible guard, she stands on the threshold committed in our actions and approves or disapproves. It means to live in harmony with conscience - to be Human? But this guard must first cultivate, nurture: the conscience is given to us from birth, the same for all!
Then, maybe, Man is he who lives by the principle "help others"? The person for whom the first place belongs to humanity, humanity, perhaps even self-sacrifice? Such a person will not be characterized nor pride, nor ambition, nor boasting, he will be happy to give, asking nothing in return. But everything is not so simple. You cannot grasp the immensity, it is impossible to help everyone and save everyone, and not any help to the right person, there are important individual approach.
I tend to think that to be Human is to be a simple person, something to strive for and something to lose, to learn new things, help others, do not be afraid to make a choice, to live in harmony with his conscience. Because each has his own path to perfection.