On Life, Death, & What It Means to Be Human

We’re not here merely to survive. We’re here to live.

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I lay on a towel with my chin in a galaxy of pebbles; as my head scans the sandy surface low to the ground, I watch ants scatter across my field of vision. What are they doing?

Ants are ubiquitous, intelligent creatures which glide across the sand like cars, forming lines and…