The number one driving force for living things is that of survival. Threats to existence is always met with resistance of the highest level. But threats need not be physical. There is also an aspect to threats of this level in other forms, spiritual, emotional, metaphysical; what we cannot explain, what we cannot quantify.

Distance will have to be established, ties will have to be trimmed, and I might just survive. I'm sorry. The culling needs to begin.