Human

 

Whenever he felt himself getting overwhelmed or angry, he did two things.

He’d go to the museum, and sit among the dinosaurs.

It put things in perspective, knowing that humans are going to be just as extinct someday, and knowing that it’ll probably be our big brains’ poor decisions that cause it, not a meteor.

Then he’d sit, look up at the stars, and allow himself to feel microscopic.

It made him feel better, and washed away the superfluous, so he could focus on just doing the best he could in every way, for the split second of his life.