No Chance In Hell

   The following quotation was more or less of a revelation to me. I mean, I understood it, and it should be obvious, but to a generation conditioned to assume they always have a second chance, or a do over, or even the opportunity "try and try again", do not fully comprehend the gravity and truth behind this principle:

   "One always dies too soon... or too late. And yet one's who life is complete at that one moment, with a line

        drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are—your life, and nothing else."

   Honestly, I don't think anyone's life means anything, save the sanctity of the happiness and self-awareness that we are able to experience (and even that is my decision to find worth in, as that too is meaningless). But in this context,whatever a person holds as having worth is ultimately confined to a definite period of time, be it teddy bears or having a good time or being a complete goodygoody throughout the entire lifetime. It will all be summed up once dead, literally and figuratively. And that's all anyone gets. One shot. There is, literally, no room for mistakes. Death is definite. Each second is a period of time that could be utilized to reach the dreams we have. I hadn't really thought about it that way until I read this play. One shot. That's it. Now, for me, it's less a problem with efficiency, and now a problem of wasting the definite amount of time I have to pursue happiness, as that's all that truly matters. Why waste, make excuses... it's a crime against oneself. The only person stopping anyone from reaching peace is themselves. At that point, pragmatism, self-awareness, and reason are the most important tools anyone can have. Dig?

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