The Nature of Human Beings and the Five Precepts
… first
Precept reminds human beings not to kill so as to keep
our nature.
2. By nature, humans will not steal.
It is the nature of animals to fight for and steal food. But
people do not have to do that. We are…
…irst, humans, by nature, refrain from killing, which is vital to our humane identity. Second, we do not steal; humans can produce and trade for sustenance, unlike animals that fight for food. The third charact…