You're taking the "strangeness of being alive" for granted:
– 80,000 years ago, only ~8,000 humans survived on the planet — you descended from every bottleneck that came before
– 70,000 generations of people had to meet, connect, and have children just for you to exist
– Most people never pause to feel how unlikely (and how fragile) that is
– Don't wait for a near-death experience to notice it
– Next time you walk the dog, stop and feel it, it can be gone tomorrow
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