The sparrow is a weary, lonely, unloved man. Everyone to whom he turns for love, solace, humanitarian aid, and even food turns up his nose at him. He may have no social group to which he can belong, but this man is nevertheless your brother, because just like he will die, you, too, will someday die. We are born alone and die alone. The only one to write a eulogy for him is Mother Earth, the only thing that unites us is that we are all mere mortals, we are all born alone and die alone, carbon destined to return to the earth. It speaks to the basic nature of life and human experience.
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The sparrow is a weary, lonely, unloved man. Everyone to whom he turns for love, solace, humanitarian aid, and even food turns up his nose at him. He may have no social group to which he can belong, but this man is nevertheless your brother, because just like he will die, you, too, will someday die. We are born alone and die alone. The only one to write a eulogy for him is Mother Earth, the only thing that unites us is that we are all mere mortals, we are all born alone and die alone, carbon destined to return to the earth. It speaks to the basic nature of life and human experience.