A wild thought was stalking me this morning:

In the Great (scary) Outdoors, we used to fear the large predators:

bears, mountain lions, wolves, sharks

We killed most of them (fear likes to kill things)

Further down the trail we fear smaller predators:

snakes, scorpions, spiders, ticks, wasps

We try to kill most of them too … though not all of these are “predators” (at least toward humans) and they don’t “mean” to harm us.

Now, we most fear the smallest predators:

viruses, bacteria, cancer cells, etc.

Again, they aren’t “out to get us,” they are simply doing their natural work.

Then, we go even smaller …

Atomic particles, for instance.

Not “alive” or predatory, but we mess with them and they will destroy us.

Probably the most dangerous of all?  Consider this:

Brain cells.

I’m thinking about that.