Day 40: Euphrates

I love the campus at FGCU, especially during the summer. Last night there wasn't a soul on campus, not even a stray car. When everything is quiet, the forest really comes alive. I went on a late night walk through there with a friend and we saw two deer, an army of toads, a pair of armadillos that may or may not have been procreating, and some of the largest fish I've ever seen in the ponds by Whitaker Hall. That was without even venturing into the nature trails or the forest proper. There's bears in there.

There's something inspiring about nature, especially when it's been untouched by civilization. It's a living testament to the fact that, as much as we would try to argue otherwise, the world doesn't need humanity in order to survive. Nature's done a fine job of flourishing without us. Life goes on.

Here now comes the last resort
The desperate trespass
The invented grin
It makes your wildest dreams
Turn into dust.

Song: "Boston" by Augustana. A piano pop/rock ballad highlighted by falsetto vocals and a soaring chorus.