To think, if one was to give a report on the state of humanity, yes, in our evolutionary process, yes, we have also managed to instill complex value systems of divisiveness......What should we be judged on......What should we as a species be defined by...... The hummingbird still feeds on the leftover flowers in our garden, the rabbits darted away and the neighbor's cat gave me the eye, when I went outside this morning...


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