these included ( but were not limited to ) : the ability to cry real tears out of happiness or sadness , to be romantic , to be unwittingly selfless , to seek commitment , to argue for the sake of arguing , to reconcile for the sake of reconciliation , to be too proud to admit one is wrong , to get bored with someone , to be wittingly selfish , to feel shame despite being too proud to admit it , to regret the past , to laugh at ones own foolishness , to laugh at others shortcomings , to laugh at the hopelessness of ones situation , to laugh in the mirth of new beginnings , to dream of something better for oneself , to have hope that things will get better , to feel satisfied when things do , to get caught up in the moment , to lose perspective , to lose touch with nature , to forget the context of ones existence , to carry on traditions despite forgetting their importance , to feel disconnected from the rest of ones kind , to question whether something is wrong with oneself , to have high or low self-esteem , to enjoy the company of others just for the sake of their company , to engage in repartee so as to avoid an uncomfortable situation , to make a joke , to force a laugh at a joke one doesnt understand or think is funny if only to spare embarrassment for all involved , to want to feel accepted , to harbor a morbid fascination with dramatic situations or gossip , to feel humiliated , to feel out of place , to feel lonely even when in the company of others , to feel either empowered , guilty , or humbled by the very thought of ones own humanity , to self-analyze , to underestimate ones own potential , to feel at the mercy of others , to fear that one may suffer due to a misstep taken here or there , to take whatever actions necessary to avoid such suffering , to come to grips with ones mortality , to crave power over others , to have it all and still want more , to want to feel unique or special , to seek to outdo oneself , to look for meaning in all things big and small , to substitute objects for happiness , to seek answers to ones existence , to seek an end to ones pain , to feel empty , to see the error of ones ways , to wish one were young again just to name a few .