“Humans are the most paradoxical species on the planet.  While other species can act and feel, none can do so to the extent that we can.  We have the capacity to experience the heights of heaven – love, beauty, joy – and also the depths of hell – hate, anger, jealousy, and in doing so, effect countless beings.  We are grounded on Earth and yet dancing among the cosmos.  We are each a blank slate to be shaped uniquely by our conditioning and state of mind.  We are animal and god in one.”