Whichever wise soul that stated that watching a documentary can range from a fun family show to an absolute questioning of self was wholly correct.

To harden one's heart is an expression I always knew of, yet seeing its reality simply plastered for all to see truly dawned its heaviness and severity on me.

But alas,
Even the fiercest predator has a pack to make.
I suppose
Nature simply works this way.

Yet losing one's empathy for a small exchange
Is not exactly a fair trade.
Especially when the animals that you watch through the screen are human beings.

It seems that 'to fight for survival' is not desirable for anyone, but the more one thinks of it, one observes that everyone on this planet is fighting for survival, only in varying degrees, various degrees of effort and in various contexts.

But then,
What exactly is it, to survive?
It is defined as a state of continued existence,
but for what purpose is that living?

If not that, then why do we survive?
Many continuously battle for a chance,
While most don't even try.

– Maya Desdemona