When you eat something, it becomes a part of you, then you shit it out, and it becomes fertilizer, then a new plant is grown, which is eaten by an insect, which is eaten by a rodent, which is eaten by a small reptile, which is eaten by a larger mammal, which is eaten by a human, who eats something else and the cycle continues.
It’s the same with all plants and animals on the planet. All of life becomes a part of you and you become a part of it.
Killing a plant is just like killing an animal — but that’s not a bad thing. Death is good in that it brings new life.
Life supports life.
All of life is connected.
Originally published at https://steemit.com on November 27, 2020.
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Human…for now.
