I well know your feelings about growing older and reverring life. I just spent some time rescuing a stink bug that I inadvertently sucked into the vacuum. Had to tear apart a perfectly good vacuum bag. I dumped the bag, and the bug, into the woods.
Not quite as heroic as pulling the jaguar out of the river, but a noble deed nonetheless.
I absolutely completely 100% understand and agree! That stink bug is now out sharing his story with his disbelieving friends... ‘An alien abduction, you say? And then they released you? My, that IS interesting!’