I am the most fortunate beast;
Figuring out this chain much to the dismay of the rest.
How many years has it taken us to get here?
And thanks be to nature’s favor that we turned out so well.
There is only this side of the stars,
And it’s gone our way since the beginning.
Now we can study life and its millions of pieces
So we can put a name to the Earth’s parts.

What comes is happenstance.
I will eat and drink and carry on,
As long as I’m in this state – higher than the others.
Everything has a place in this domain:
Building blocks and cells and creatures,
No – not created but came to be.

Isn’t it a wonder?
To dig up the things that came about
And learned to live the best way.
To be part of this time in history
Is quite the honor.
Knowledge is power,
Moving forward is the only way.

I’m part of this brilliant cycle
Under the stars, to dissipate into dust.
To contemplate further is asking too much,
No, we are alone under the stars, we’ll soon be dust.

(Jeremiah 14:22)