Sea stars by Barbara Hurd Which word in paragraph 4 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word contingent?

The central idea of these lines is the insignificance of nature in humans life.
Explanation:
‘See Stars: A Galaxy at our Feet’ is a beautiful poem written by Barbara Hurd. This poem illustrate the incredible nature, humans, and the life. It we have a look at the opening paragraph, we will get to know how humans consider nature as insignificant.
The very first line’ THE SKY IS PINK this morning and on the shore a whole host of sea stars has been stranded’ depicts how sea stars, a beautiful water creature are left grounded on the shore. As we moves forward, the narrator describes the beautiful night sky and the glittering stars. Stars further make us realize that we are nothing then we compare ourselves to Stars.

Manga is a japanese comic book (sort of) while anime is the a sort of show on a screen. most animes were originally manga though