A rock hurtled through space at the right time, in the right place, and with all of the right conditions.
A plant and an animal emerged from the fertile soil over time.
Both grew to blanket the earth.
One day, the most powerful animal became so many that it hastily killed the other animals and plants for survival and desire.
Because of selfishness and ease, this animal lacked the foresight and empathy to spare anything beyond itself.
One day, one man and one sunflower remained on the rock, hurtling through space.
The man grasped the neck of the sunflower and squeezed.
When he did this, his very own neck restricted its airflow.
The man dropped to his knees and stopped squeezing the sunflower.
But his hunger put his hands back around the neck of the sunflower.
And he killed the second-to-last living thing.
So he could eat one last time and breathe one last breath.
He did so because it was immediate gratification and the easiest thing to do.
When he could have lived forever.
By Frank Rocco Satullo
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