Each and every one of us alive on this planet today is in large part due to the sheer will, strength, and survival ability of our ancestors. We are all, literally, direct descendants of the toughest and smartest humans the world has ever seen. Our ancestors were the ones who survived plagues and diseases of all types, hunted the largest of beasts, survived harsher conditions than most of us can imagine, always procured food, and still managed to procreate, eventually passing on that genetic material to each and every one of us. In each one of us, is them, and we contain hundreds if not thousands of generations of genetics that survived. We are the culmination of all those who have endured before us. Sure, luck and the grace of God has much to do with this and I do not discount that fact.