qotd

[low_delta]

Humans - despite their artistic pretensions, their sophistication, and their many accomplishments - owe their existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.

Comments

[aki-dreaming.livejournal.com]

Yay, topsoil!
I've already said elsewhere that I think sophistication is overrated.

I'll add here that I think topsoil and rain are underrated and it's this species problem with our priorities that annoys me.