Take a rose bush for example. A tiny bud begins to open up over a few days and soon it is at its MAXIMUM glory beauty. What comes next?

Deterioration and death.

So where are homo saps in that scenario?.

Are we dying? Did we reach our full glory and beauty and now we are fading and dying?

What was the height of our glory? How long did it last? Will our deaths be painful? Will anyone remember us?