Eight-legged Humans
We are the creepy, crawly things in the dark. A hand accidentally brushes our furry exoskeleton and screams are heard around the world. Our perfectionism is our demise and our eyes are our stories. Somehow, we continue to possess some sense of humanity even though our eight legs extend from our bodies and we bite in the most sensitive of places. Hardly anyone really likes spiders at all, but humans seem to be similar to them in a way. Like spiders, humans are brushed away in disgust, try to reach perfection, and betray one another when we are in our most delicate states. In a way, though, humans can be slightly different from spiders, too.
When someone sees a spider, his or her first instinct is to smash it or flick it out of sight. Many people are afraid of them, but maybe spiders are afraid, too. Maybe they are just like us and wish that they, too, could sweep us out on the doorstep in the middle of winter to let us freeze. Perhaps, they have a very developed brain that allows them to compute things way beyond human comprehension. Would we know if we did not brush them away at the very sight of them? Quite possibly, humans could very well be more like the spiders that we see today—brainless and disgusting—instead of intellectual and deserving of life like we think ourselves to be. Or, maybe, there is no comparison.
Similar to a spider, humans are oftentimes brushed away without as much as a thought. An example of this can be seen in homes with two or more children. The younger child walks up to his older sister while she is on the phone and is either ignored or shoved away. Whatever she is talking about is much more pertinent than what her brother might need to say. The next day at school, a nervous boy approaches her to ask her out. She laughs and walks away without an answer. Is this not how spiders are treated? Perhaps not. Spiders are forced away by humans, not by spiders. In a way, this makes humans a little lesser than spiders. Humans swat other humans away as if they are gnats, but spiders seem to see themselves as equal with one another.
Spin, spin, spin your web, little spider. Do not leave a thread out of place; line up all those sparkly ribbons to become the very definition of perfection. Humans watch this in amazement and wonder how they might be as perfect as a spider. Try as they might, though, humans will never reach true perfectionism. Why? A web is a home to a spider and it treats its web with the greatest amount of respect imaginable. Earth is home to the humans, but we treat it with such disrespect that we do not necessarily even deserve to continue to live here. Humans and spiders are alike in how they do their best to be perfect. The difference between them, though, is that spiders are successful.
Everyday, there are new tales of betrayal and distrust among humans. It almost seems as if humans do their absolute best to kick others when they are down. Spiders do this too, but not to other spiders; they do it to humans. People go to bed at night without a bump on their bodies, and wake up in the morning with several new spider bites. The spiders got us in a weak state when we were incapable of defending ourselves. This is the area in which humans and spiders are less comparable. Spiders might betray us in our most receptive stages, but we betray one another whenever we get the chance.
Spiders are fabulous creatures. They are the only beings in existence with eight legs and they are perfect in perfectionism. Humans, however, are not quite as notable. We are common betrayers of trust that fail in many things. These two species can be compared in many ways; but, when it comes down to it, there is no true comparison between the vermin of the world and amazing creatures.
