We're all lucky

Life is wonderful, magical, beautiful, a mystery.

Life is sad, brutal, bloody, a misery.

I always wonder how both these statements can be so painfully true, especially, I think, at this time of year. Life is a wonderful mystery. Imagine all the chance, the good luck, that goes into being born in the first place. And then there's the luck of being born here and now – in a peaceful time, with all the wonders of modern medicine. 

We are lucky. And I am grateful.

This video is sad, sweet, moody and beautiful – and it's maybe the equivalent of the above thoughts for the animal world. There are so many things we can do to make this world a better place. There are also – unfortunately, many things we can easily do to make it worse. But in the end, I can't help thinking, so much of it just comes down to luck. And with that, I wish you a happy, thoughtful, lucky New Year!

Lucky from EB Hu on Vimeo.