Animal fight to defend their bodies. Humans curse to defend their imagination of themselves.

Devdutt Pattanaik
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Animals struggle to survive with their body. Humans struggle to survive with their imagination of themselves. Animals are driven by instinct and emotions. Humans are driven by instinct and emotions.

Animals have no consciousness of their own or the outside world. Humans have consciousness of their own, but also have a consciousness of the outside world.

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