Weekly readings

I would say that the reading that I enjoyed the most was "Sign Here If You Exist." Of course the main reasoning was learning about the wasp and its relation to the world around it.  I did like the way the author kept going in and out on personal reflections of her own mortality. The only real problem I had with that is, I just can't truly make the insect to religion connection.

 
I understand how and why she did the format she chose, just still unclear of the connection. I didn't grow up going to church, and I don't believe a lot of what the bible says, so maybe its just me and my own personal experiences with religion that is making the mental connection more difficult. (I just don't see a bug dying as a way for me to re-evaluate my own life.)

Growing up we learn that humans are the sole species at the top of the food chain, but like the author points out...how can we claim to be the tops, when we are also being eaten? It was nice to actually read that and put it into perspective, that maybe we are not all that special.

The author really made me think about my own eventual death. We know that we are born, we live, and then die. So many people spend all their lives worrying about dying that they don't enjoy living. Which is a shame....life is way to short to worry about something we can't prevent anyways. We can play it safe, but enjoy life at the same time.