Having written about the objective of my presence on this planet, I cannot help wonder when and why my ancestors abandoned the forest. They ceased dwelling in trees for some reason and resorted to hunting for a source of protein-rich red meat.

It is unlikely that they made a collective decision to change; it was probably a climatic change and a possible receding of the forest. Nevertheless, by today's standards, the shift in habitat was exceedingly slow; they had ample time to adapt to the changing climate.

By abandoning the forest glades, exposure to the intense African sun gradually enabled them to withstand its ferocity. They were small in stature and by far the slowest of all savannah dwelling denizens. As my mother said, it needs a 'must' to acquire improved reasoning skills, tools, and language.

While change is inevitable, homo sapiens, enabled by expanding mental skills, have contrived to mismanage the planet's dynamic environment. We seek extraterrestrials, but they are none other than ourselves consuming and trashing as we go as though we are just visitors with no conscience. 

Remarkable that billionaire Richard Branson and crew have recently returned from space. He completed a daring pleasure flight into space in his new spaceship that his company has been developing for 17 years.

No conscience, millions of people are starving, and between one and two billion are malnourished in the UK, USA and elsewhere. It is not unlikely that COVID has been waiting for an opportunity to unfold.

Climate change is so rapid now that creatures essential for food production cannot adapt; thus, shortages are inevitable. The elite might surmise that their pennies may transmute to food, but that is a hopeless fantasy.

Disproportional bonuses, salaries and wages swell the money supply devaluing the currency. Money will have no value; food shortages will become the norm and inflate prices.