We are just an animal

“The Naked Ape” By Desmond Morris
(Book Review)

As we are surrounded by heavy media, we feel that world develops according to our development. In other words, we tend to focused seeing human being as main actor/actress in the world. Some could argue against, but that was how I felt that view of seeing human just an animal (lowering ourselves) was very fresh. Human being (naked ape) was well described and analyzed in this book that, it could be encyclopedia of human. It even gave me an impression that book for aliens or much evolved human being in the future for them to study human.

Book contains 8 chapters and each chapter has story to wake you up. all the small things we do in our lives such as putting pictures of family in the office desk, having a pet, why we get marry, why teenage girls like horse, why male teachers does not beat female students buttocks (while they do to male students) and why we kiss e.t.c. This is not because we are so clever that made new culture or habits different from other animals, but because we are an animal. All these habits that we have are directly connected to animal instinct and survival although we may not recognize it, thinking that we are different or superior to other animal.

This book made me to think that we should be humbled towards world. Moreover, I start to observe my habits and behavior to see what is the origin reason for me to do such things. Of course I am not a zoologist that cannot figure out much deeper, but once I know the secret, it is fun to find out or observe how people react in this animal world.