A Letter to Mankind

Something I’ve wanted to write for many years, and this felt like the right time.  Inspired by Sea Legacy and Paul Nicklen’s video Extinction Ends Here.


Dear Mankind,

We have come to a great era of history, my friends, and you are to be congratulated on your perseverance.  Since the creation of the world—since time itself began—you have stood firm through every catastrophe.  You have stood your ground against every adversary, whether it be flood, or famine, or war, or the darkest despair that fate could cast upon you.  You have made this harsh world a home in spite of everything.  Castles and kingdoms you have raised from dust, empires you have built from sweat and blood, and through the strifes that have followed your triumphs you have continued to flourish.  Seven  and a half billion people—and I have watched you grow since the very beginning of it all.   

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