Tuesday, August 28, 2012

We are amazing, whimsical, transient amalgams.

shared from Facebook, Come on the peace train.

We are a temporary assortment of atoms that have been recycled and reassembled through-out time. About 98% of our body's atoms are replaced every 3 years, yet our general appearance and sense of self is unchanged. My atoms are new, but I am still me.
Bacteria are the oldest living organisms on earth. We think of ourselves as human, but we have 10 times more bacterial cells in or on our bodies at any given time than we do human cells. We are 90% bacteria, and we need them to keep our 10% alive. They help digest our food, make vitamins, and keep our immune system working.

“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.”

― Lawrence M. Krauss
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Several trillion whimsical cells are choosing to be Alex and Sydney at this moment. Have a great school year kids. You are always new.