world war z #1

         i am currently reading an exciting book called "world war z: an oral history of the zombie war" by max brooks. in it, mr.brooks gathers a collection of interviews by survivors of the zombie war. this book takes place in an alternate future where the living dead is a reality. in the book we experience the horror that many faced at the time of the war. technically the war is over, and this book is just a retelling of what happened in different parts of the world.

       this book was mainly about how the human race almost went extinct because of another donminant species... zombies. this really makes me think about how we always take being a human for granted. we are a dominant species. we think of ourselves as a superior race, superior to lions,birds, cats, dogs (etc.). we claimed earth as our own. we cut down many forests which were home to millions of species, for our own benifit. because of us, many species went extinct. we also caused global warming which may eventually many more millions of species maybe even ourselves.

      this really makes me wonder... what if a species/race emerged on earth as superior to humans and became the dominant species. we would be no more than a mere form of entertaintment for them, or maybe even just an exotic food source. we take being a dominant species for granted, but we should emrace it as a gift and be glad we are a superior race.