The fall of man?

Generally I write about current events in my life. Lately my life has been fairly routine and predictable, so I have less to write about. This is when I start to consider existential topics such as what really separates humans from animals. I sometimes wonder if our ability to think and manage our own destiny and circumstance began in the Garden of Eden. While I do not follow any particular religion and have actually been more of a Darwinist in recent years, I do think it is plausible that back in the Garden of Eden (which I believe is a metaphor in which neither gender is more responsible than the other) a supreme being, possibly our creator, faced with our disobedience gave us the option to think and care for ourselves. In accepting this option we gave up the blissful ignorance that all other animals enjoy. Given the choice today, would you take your current life or would you opt for the life of an animal such as a hawk living along the coast of the Pacific Northwest? The hawk spends its time gathering food, raising its young and endlessly gliding in the daytime thermals. If only he was aware of his incredible fortune.