A portion of the Taurus Molecular Cloud
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\u201cOur culture is obsessed with youth because we have lost the ancient knowledge that growth never stops. We are not transient, momentary mistakes in\u00a0<\/span>the cosmos \u2014 evolutionary curiosities that rise like mayflies, swarm for a day, and are gone. We are players who are here to stay, and the universe was built with us in mind. We reflect it, with our deepest loves and loftiest aspirations, just as it reflects us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nEben Alexander<\/p>\n
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