Humans or Animals?

I remembered very clearly my experience at Six Flags Marine World about 30 minutes from Davis on my 22nd birthday. A group of friends, my siblings, and I, the infamous birthday girl decided to enjoy and celebrate "my holiday" at the theme park. During the ride on the freeway, there was already light traffic and being a frequent speeder, I wished I could somehow drive on the shoulder which is the lane to the left of the carpool. But doing that will probably result in a ticket and just the thought of that demolished my devious plan. I wasn't surprise because once we got there, a line had already form for parking. As my boyfriend's car slowly inched its way up to the parking booth to pay for parking, I thought, "What a way to start off my day, just waiting for everything to be done." But it was my birthday so a little waiting is alright. Next, after we all found parking, we had to form yet another ridiculous line to pay for our entrance fees. It was a hot day and I can still feel the hot rays beaming down on my fair skin while it burns slowly. Even thought I was drenched in sunblock, I still felt as though I was being baked in an oven. It had only been about an hour and I was already getting irritated waiting in the hot sun while sweating and feeling smothered and squished by those in the same line. I then thought about just cutting all these people and going straight to the front to pay, but that would stir up a lot of commotion and the chance of getting kicked out. So I stood my ground and waited impatiently like everyone else. Furthermore, after finally getting inside the park and past the security checkpoint, I breathed a sign of relief as I watched everyone dispersed. I looked around and took in the beautiful sight of many happy people laughing and heard many cameras going off as people freeze for a pose. Our group too, took some time and posed happily for the many cameras pointed at us. In addition, we were all very eager to fill our stomach with oily fast food and forced ourselves to get in one of many lines. Munching down my last piece of pizza topped with mouth watering pepperoni, pineapple, bell peppers, and a thin crust, I was finally full. Finishing off with a final gulp of cold and refreshing coca cola, I was ready to continue my adventurous yet annoying journey of getting into more lines that can last for hours, yet, just to experience about a minute of gut flipping and organ spilling ride. Furthermore, being somewhat of an impatient being, I also found that to be the case with the majority of the people there. However, what puzzles me most is that people still form lines for everything even though it leaves them anxious and frustrated. In my special case, I have an excuse because it was my holiday so it was worth the wait. Okay so maybe we all have to go through these hectic times of forming lines and what not to get where we want to be. I guess it also pays off in the end because we get what we want. Maybe that is what makes us human because we have a system of order. Or on the flip side, we can just be animals and avoid the anger and frustration by breaking into lines, cutting people off in the parking lot, and zooming past red lights thus breaking order and with the possibility of ending up in jail.