There are 6.8 billion people in the world, yet I can barely comprehend the number 5,000. That's 6.8 billion hearts beating. Some are keeping time with others, some are racing, some are slowing, some are struggling for just one more beat. That's 6.8 billion minds: thinking, pondering, creating, imagining; happy, sad, excited, anxious, worried, confused. 6.8 billion pairs of hands: holding another, making music, painting a masterpiece, writing love letters; lifting, carrying, holding on to a life. 6.8 billion pairs of hands: scratching, clawing, trying to free their master, destroying beauty, destroying love, ending a life. 6.8 billion pairs of feet: bare, cold, blistered, soft; sinking into quicksand, stepping on glass, trampling the earth, caressing the grass, carrying existence, pushing through, walking on, never stopping. 6.8 billion pairs of eyes: witnessing, revealing, twinkling; tired, hurt, damp, bright, deep, wide. 6.8 billion voices: calling, whispering, rejoicing, crooning, cursing belittling; weak, strong, soft, loud, fleeting, forceful, abusive, comforting. 6.8 billion people in the world, and I am just one. My name is Audrey and I live for my journey. What about you?