Edward O. Wilson is University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard. The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation supports the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory at Gorongosa National Park. Copyright © 2014 by Edward O. Wilson. From the forthcoming book A Window On Eternity: A Biologist’s Walk Through Gorongosa National Park, by Edward O. Wilson, to be published by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Printed by permission. Email: ewilson@oeb.harvard.edu.