“Well, the obvious answer is, aren’t we all just sentient, roaming carbon life forms? Aside from the obvious, being human is a privilege. A privilege to take accountability, to spread contagious energy, to learn one new thing everyday, to struggle and succeed, all of this is a privilege. And the reason? Because life goes by in a blink. We get to live on a floating rock that just so happens to be perfectly inhabitable for millions of species to exist at one time. All of this is such a blessing, yet one feels so incredibly in debt because of how lucky they are to just be present. Think about it, you could have been anything in this life: an insect that lives for a day, a stationary tree in a forest, a blade of grass on a shady hillside. Yet, you’re a human. YOU. ARE. A fully capable, intelligent, emotional, mildly handsome, human. And for that, we should be truly grateful.”

— Alex (Hiker & Artist)