After much deliberation, it was decided that some living things would get the sun's energy first, but for this privilege they must not waste the energy, so they became plants, rooted in place, unable to move around and use up the precious gift. The plants would share the sun's energy by giving up parts of their bodies as food to the living things that would become animals. These animals could move about to gather up the energy, then they themselves would share it, through their bodies with other animals. Over and over.