As humans we are evolving all the time. Darwin coined the term “survival of the fittest” which really means “survival of fiercest” . Our nervous system has been hard wired to be aggressive. By large, being reactive and aggressive was good at the time when we were surrounded by predators. But subsequently, the human kind has progressed.

But the unique quality of human beings as mentioned by Deepak Chopra is that they have the ;creative response; – create something that never existed before. Beyond the creative, there is ; visionary response; and finally we have ;sacred response; which connects us to our own potential.

Earlier, there was a need to survive to continue our existence. The society has moved on since then. We cannot be limited to Fight OR Flight response. Human beings also have the potential in their nervous system to nurture, be productive and have a mutual connection. There is a shift in the evolution of the human species – now we are moving into phase of “survival of the wisest” as coined by Jonas Salk – evolution of their inner consciousness.

Self-awareness is important because man is not in the similar threat for survival BUT what he needs is to go beyond his physical attributes and become competent in being self-aware. This will require man to be become WISER. The evolution of the wisest holds that this cannot be a random process.

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