Rejecting cyclohexane in favor of benzene is the chemistry equivalent of choosing the cool kid at school. One's a boring saturated ring just sitting there doing nothing interesting, while the other has that delicious aromatic stability with delocalized electrons floating around like they own the place. The resonance structure in benzene is basically the molecular flex that says "I've got conjugated double bonds and I'm not afraid to use them." Chemistry students inevitably develop this preference around the same time they stop washing their lab coats.
Benzene: The Superior Ring System

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