This morning, I sat on the patio and thought about how all life on Earth follows the same path: birth, growth, flowering, seeding, decay, and death. This journey looks different for each form of life. Some are tiny, others as large as a forest. For some, the process takes centuries; for others, it happens in just minutes.

I reminded myself that humans are not the only ones on this path. We all follow the same journey as every other living thing. Even though we often see ourselves as separate or above the rest of nature, we are, at our core, just like all other life on Earth.

If we can truly see this simple truth, it might help us accept that we are just one part of the vast web of life. Life on Earth will probably continue long after the ‘Age of Man’ has passed. The real question is whether we can let go of our need for certainty and learn to live peacefully with the unknown.