Life-affirming experiences come in a wide variety of contexts, often in the least likely places. Those I savor most tend to be when eccentrics stay true in their chosen form of expression.
I was looking back through old photos (a past time I've come to appreciate during COVID) when it triggered a delightful memory. It pertained to a bit of graffiti found in (of all places) a men's room stall in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
Nestled among amateurish attempts to offend and anatomically exaggerated depictions of human anatomy was this gem:
All life started from a single cell!
I laughed aloud, probably causing consternation among the others in the men's room, but it perfectly encapsulated the sense of wonder and amazement that evolutionary biology, taught well, can bestow upon the apt student.
It was a tiny, beautiful moment.
Nerd street artist, wherever you are, thanks for a gift I continue to treasure.