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What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. - Socrates Hope he actually said that

Here's a way of approaching the universe: You are a tiny speck of insignificant biological material in an immense universe that probably defies your brain's ability of understanding. Yet you are remarkable, in innumerable ways. Every second of every day you are a walking ecosystem of life, housing trillions of microbes that continuously interact with you to keep both you and them alive. Your body is constantly building and rebuilding itself, encoding information on simple strains of molecules at the speed of jet engines, in each and every nucleus-possessing cell in your body. You are a walking, talking, living, breathing orchestra of life, a

It's hard to think of how many humans die either during birth or soon before it would have happened, so I like to think about it this way: Their only experience was the pleasant and comfortable warmth of the womb, and I'd say that's as good of an existence as any. Jowitz Amongst the beautiful patterns that spanned the sky and the earth, I made a deal with the trees: "I'll breathe for you if you breathe for me!". The trees agreed that this was a good plan. Rebelchild024