None of this is new

Saw a little worm on the sidewalk outside my apartment today and I picked it up to put it in the soil. Not a big deal, helps the little guy/gal/both simultaneously out and I get bonus karma points along w/ a little worm goo. But long after I'd held the worm in my fingers, I could still feel the energy of its wiggling in my fingertips. That feeling is really awe-inspiring. The worm and I are filled with this same life force, or whatever the fuck you want to call it. We're made from the same sorts of cells. The magical mechanization of it all... We sort of take that for granted when we touch another human being, but because this worm was such a simple being, it really struck me. He is alive.