Article: Thoughts for a Countdown

This article talks about how humans from another plant will view other organisms from another plant as something that shouldn’t be reconciled with. In the beginning of this article, when astronauts arrive at the moon, they wear surgical masks, meaning that they do not want to touch anything with their bare hands because they do not know what life is on the moon. If there is really life on the moon, then we “must begin by fearing it. We must guard against it.” We live with other living things in harmony. Other than organisms, we humans also exhibit symbiotic relationships. “Every creature is connected to and dependent on the rest.” It means that we all need each other. Microbes and bacteria have been said to collaborate, accommodate, exchange, and barter with each other. For example, all organisms have their own way for survival and what they do for a living. Anemones can recognize molecular configurations while crabs can recognize their own anemone. In the end of the article, Theodor says, “if same species are placed in close contact, the smaller of the two will always begin to disintegrate.” Theodor is saying that those two organisms have the same niche they need in order to survive. They will compete for it, perhaps overpowering the other party, causing the other party to start being extinct and disintegrate. I agree with this article because people will also fight for what they want because they will be able to live and survive better with it. Humans are also putting on gloves and wearing masks as they walk outdoors because they do not want to be contaminated with others’ germs.