The Civilized

We should have been wise and considered ourselves part of and not apart from Earth’s living cycles, the web of life, and its ecosystems. Notions that "humans are at the top of the food chain" and "humans have a superior intelligence" are vocalizations of an ego desperate to ensure humanity’s survival. We are but a link, no better or worse than any other, be it a clump of mud or another species in Earth’s organization of life. The interference of my intellect and that of the civilized has fed our egos, leading us astray and blinding us to their consequences; the more we took, the less was left for others whom we depend upon.