From Cora: “To be alive is a special opportunity. I have lived in the midst of darkness, where life was not seen as a treasure and where animals were not seen as having feelings. Yet, I still perceived that the humans had feelings. I didn’t see them as evil. But I saw them as being lost. To forget that life is sacred no matter if you are a tiny plant or a mighty tree, or a buzzing insect, or the tallest of animals alive is a shame. All of life is sacred. I am grateful to live in a place that honors that. I will be bringing a baby into this world. It is far better to know that she will know those who understand her life as being as sacred as I feel it is, then to feel that her life wouldn’t matter. I am grateful for life.”