I am of the species Homo Sapiens, of the genus Homo, of the tribe Homini, of the subfamily of Homininae, of the infraorder Simian, of the suborder Haplorhini, of the order Primates, of the class Mamilia, of the phylum Chordata, of the kingdom Animalia, of the lifeform Earthling. I am made of atoms and as member of the species Homo Sapiens, approximately 60 percent of my genes have a recognizable counterpart in the banana genome. I am the product of e=mc^2 and the second law of thermodynamics, which means by definition the arrangement of my atomic structure makes me no different than the atomic makeup of the Jovian atmosphere or anywhere else in The Universe. So, tribal/civic/regional/state/national/alliance labels make very little sense to me. In fact, such labels result in risking all Earth species through the destruction brought on by jingoism, greed, ignorance, violence; to name a few.

If our species does not evolve beyond the qualities of IQ and physical strength, we will not survive; many species will not survive due to our actions. We must learn that emotional intelligence and cooperation is the key to our survival going forward. It is my hypothesis that this epidemic will be our lesson that cooperation with and understanding of all our fellow Earthly companions will be much more useful than our IQ, physical prowess and the fallacy that we are more special than any other species.