Not bird not badger not beaver not bee
Many creatures must
make, but only one must seek
within itself what to make
from Lament For the Makers
Frank Bidart
Choosing what to make, with what, where, with whom and why makes us human.
But then there are so many choices:
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To be human is to make. To make is to be human.