Humans like to think that they are above the beast. The animals who live outside of our homes and increasingly in our cities are often seen as wild animals. Distinctions drawn between man and beast are artificial. Humans still have the inner beast nature inside of them. If the reader wants to dispute this, he should turn on his local nightly news and see what the top stories are each day. People have always been cruel to one another.

While the base human nature does not change in general, the reader can change his own nature.Confused? Here ‘s a little help . People, unlike animals, do not have to be driven by instinct. They can overcome the things their base desires or fears tell them not to do. If people could not do this, there would be no firefighters or other emergency personnel. The world would be a far different place than it is today.

An individual can tame his own animal nature through effort. Meditation and behavior modification are two simple ways to overcome the inner beast nature. There are times when a person may want to act out violently or verbally, but every person needs to remember that he does have a choice. Feelings and actions are different things.