"It appears that consciousness is a very rare & precious thing & we should take whatever steps we can to preserve the light of consciousness. Only now, after 4.5 billion years has that window been open. That’s a long time to wait and it might not stay open for long.” -
Conversation
Consciousness is ever present even if our egos prevent us from realizing it. Get rid of the ego first and the door to enlightenment is always open. Now if the human species ever advanced to collective consciousness, the doors to the universe would open for us all