This metaphor has a lot of potential and makes a lot of sense because it stops making us feel like everything revolves around us and that we are the only specie important. Instead, it makes us equal to others and at the mercy of greater things such as nature and the universe. The Earth could be struck by an asteroid or a volcano could erupt at any point and there is not much we could do about it. Also, this new way of seeing things lets nature and wildlife do their things and bring more beautiful and rich ecosystems. The function of humans, in this new metaphor, could be to bring our…