Life is

I like this answer. I remember sitting by the ocean a few years back in a meditative state, watching the waves, visualizing an Earth minus humans. The picture in my mind didn’t differ much from the scene I was looking at, as there weren’t many people around, but it just sort of occured to me that I was looking at “Life.” No neon signs, no concrete jungles, no political divisions, no animosity based on color or ideology, no stress, no deadlines, just “life” as it has been for millions of years. A planet spinning, waves coming and going, regardless of our self-important presence, just like it will continue as soon as the Universe decides homo sapiens is no longer needed and is eradicated. Stars will form, stars will die, galaxies will merge, species and cultures will crawl, rise and walk, grow old and die, and still, “life” will continue in its purest form, untouched by curious interlopers.