Where do you place yourself on the animal kingdom ladder? Near the top?
Odds are that you’re living inside the “we're so god-kissed and unique”
human story that we all seem to march to versus thinking of yourself as a
talking, organized ape. I mean, look at all the tests we’ve done on animals
to prove how wild their violent, beastly kingdom is and how civilized and
advanced we are. Wonder why we win those tests every time? But what if
we’re very, very wrong. What if our us-centric frameworks keep us from
knowing ourselves and connecting with the world around us in a way that
completely destroys that hierarchical "nature ladder?"