Imagine you are explaining what it is to be human to some non-human entity

They know absolutely nothing about what a human being is — they cannot differentiate a human from a plant, pencil, car, molecule, cup of coffee, imaginary line, or even from nothingness

But your words will instantly impart full meaning to this entity

So, what is a human?

You explain:

• Bodies
• Organs
• Cells
• Breathing
• Food
• Water
• Movement
• Thoughts
• Emotions
• Memory
• Curiosity
• Creativity
• Logic
• Goals
• Morality
• Prayer
• Belief
• Resilience
• Lessons
• Friendship
• Love
• Family
• Community
• Culture
• Conflict
• Freedom
• Instinct
• Decisions
• Pain
• Joy
• Loss
• Birth
• Parenting
• The soul

and yet, there is still so much more to explain

So, you continue —

Naturally, you find yourself using previous aspects of your description to explain subsequent pieces

You get to “problem-solving” and state that it, too, is integral to the human experience — a manifestation of instinct, logic, creativity, resilience, goals, decisions, & more

You explain more about “problems” and eventually find yourself describing how sometimes, people feel above-average sad and DWELL on problems, pain, & themselves — which serves to make them feel even sadder

You describe how in this state, they don’t want to get out of bed, their appetite shifts, they no longer smile, they even consider if not-existing would be superior — as being in such a state for too long really makes life on earth a damn challenge

Empowered by your previous descriptions of curiosity & problem-solving — the entity asks you what humans should do to address such a  state when it arises

ON WHAT F*CKING PLANET would it make sense to reply, “they should take an SSRI for the rest of their life!”  ????

Imagine how absurd that reply would seem to someone / something with no pre-conceived notion of the healthcare system, psychiatrists, pharmaceuticals

So, what would you recommend instead?

The entity wants an answer

If I were depressed, here’s what I would do:

• Believe it to be temporary
• Avoid projecting onto others
• Walk miles / day
• Absorb sun
• Examine & adjust diet
• Cut out toxic people
• Read spiritual texts
• Taper OFF any psych meds
• Consider psychedelics
• Hang out with trees
• Embrace feminine cycle
• Sleep enough
• Ignore most media
• Turn off sad music
• Find gratitude
• Donate to others
• Choose joy

Or, you could swallow a daily pill that cannot truly account for anything on either of my lists above

Good luck justifying the daily pill to our non-human entity friend who is free from the programming of our would — especially after you just defined what it means to be a sacred human

Matters that involve the human mind, body, AND spirit will never be “solved” with a daily pill

Life is just too complex, intraconnected, dynamic, & miraculous to reduce down to pharma-patented re-uptake inhibitors