The Nature of Human Beings and the Five Precepts
…arvation,
exhaustion, and sickness. But intoxicants such as alcohol and
drugs can destroy all these qualities. An intoxicated person is
capable of appalling acts, even attacking, harming, or killing
his parent…
The nature of human beings encompasses five fundamental characteristics that differentiate us from animals. First, humans, by nature, refrain from killing, which is vital to our humane identity. Secon