in the last year or two i’ve been working on reducing my harm to our natural world. i strongly believe we are stewards of the earth and it is our natural duty to serve the other beings around us as best we can. we take all our animal brethren around us for granted but it is our fault they are dying. so when i see a bug that i would have normally killed in the past, i try instead to help it or leave it be. today a wasp was trapped inside the building i work in. it’s pretty common knowledge wasps are not chill guys. instead of leaving her to die, i trapped her in a cup and freed her back outside, she flew high up, almost as if overcome with joy to be able to reach the sky, instead of longing for it behind the pane of glass.