We are here because over billions of years, countless variables fell into place, any of which could have taken another path. We are essentially a beautiful fluke, as are the millions of other species with which we share this planet. Our cells are composed of atoms and dust particles from distant galaxies, and from the billions of living organisms that inhabited this planet before us.
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (ed. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010) - ISBN: 9780316180368