Wow! Thank you, @apolymask. I cannot imagine how difficult it is to be a judge, especially in writing. Every single piece I've read has been thought-provoking and a valuable. Really hard to choose one when they are all great.
I also really enjoyed your feedback and being such a deep thinker yourself. The topics you have chosen are all important topics that are worthy of conversation and attention and I just want to dig into each one! You have no idea how grateful I am for you putting this contest out there for this reason and I don't think I am alone in this as I hear it all the time from other people. I think you are doing a great service giving people the opportunity to write about these topics and that discussions that come from them. It's WONDERFUL
Thank you, @apolymask
This means a lot to me and I am so grateful for all the thought and time you put into this contest. Gives it a lot of value and you have such important topics.