Cold: The Nuisance that Humbles

It doesn't take a meteorologist or even an especially observant Bostonian to say that it is flippin' cold outside! Let's be honest, its starting to get to even the grittiest of us over here in the Bay State. The past few days have seen temperatures below the zero mark in single and double digit varieties multiple times. The long walk from dorm room to class has elongated itself considerably with the addition of frozen ears and fingers to the strain of muscles over hill and dale.
Sure, we can all agree that the cold is a nuisance. That much is a given. Even the most acclimated, warm blooded person out there can get awfully uncomfortable when the temperature hits that specific low, and boy, has it hit it.
It doesn't come with surprise that most every conversation with anyone these days contains some reference to the cold. This phenomenon got me thinking. If all we can seem to do is complain about the cold, there must be something incompatible between us and the frozen world around us. This seems simple enough, but lets go further with it instead of just tossing it aside as just another observation.
What I'm suggesting is that perhaps mankind simply wasn't cut out or designed to deal with as large a temperature scale as we do. While the human race is infinitely original in its ability to develop solutions to the problem of hot or cold temperatures, before the evolution of these solutions, humans were far less successful in the extremities of the world. This is the reason why human life began in the fertile crescent, simply because of its mild climate. It was that set of background characteristics that created human life and thus that sort of climate and background ought to have been the resulting environment in which the human race could grow, just like any other developing organism of this world. It was at this point that mankind, for some reason, deviated from any other course of life ever seen before it. In essence, it grew to inhabit the entire world, and eventually, to seek the ability to survive on other worlds.
In following my train of thought, you may be rolling your eyes at this point, realizing my eventual destination. I only ask, however, that you refrain from judging my conclusions before I am able to explain their meaning.
It is true that I am questioning the dominance of human life over this world, despite our ability to, without outside influence and assistance, survive in a majority of this world's climates. However, the fact remains that I am simply questioning it. I am not judging the human race, as much of its development simply has occurred as a result of necessity and the intent to better human life. On the other hand, as a human being, I feel that I ought to be humbled by experiencing the sort of environmental characteristics that I shouldn't be able to survive.
So, why us? Why wasn't it the fish that found a way to breathe on land or the cheetah that developed the coat to stay warm in colder climates? I don't have a comprehensive answer. Hell, in my opinion, humans haven't done too too much to deserve the name we have. As the top producer, by far, of the world's pollution and the least efficient users of its natural resources, we haven't given too much back for our amazing gift.
Again, I don't write in attempt to chastise mankind for its dominance, but rather to humble the next person to complain about the cold weather. We must strive to realize that the reason for our discomfort is because we were meant to be uncomfortable, and the only one to blame for it is ourselves. Lets be humbled by nature. If we can do that, maybe we can begin to give something back to the world in which we live, a place that deserves more respect than we give it.