The appeal of life is its short nature in the grand scheme of constantly shifting events. A tiny blimp in the ever vast and complicated typhoon of the void. Why is that so important? Are we simply a product of circumstance? Fated to exist for but a brief moment after what is a millennium of preparation and experimentation? The Maw in which we exist is a vast laboratory, comprised of nothing but an incomprehensible amount of energy, and an equally incomprehensible amount of nothingness. We float without aim or purpose as the writings of fate drag us all along. Waiting as our concept of time continues to tick without any discernable end in sight. In this Maw, free will is but a myth, and we are subject to the daily occurrences of the void, assuming it is within the realm of reason for our minds and bodies alike. But does reason have a place here? The answer to that is unclear. We try to look forward, to find and define a permanent "end". Is it truly so? This end we speak of refers to the moment that life within our grasp will cease to exist, that along with all activity that The Maw has to offer. This aspect is easier to define in our terms, which saying that alone comes with a level of irony. But what is truly "The End'? How can we ever know if we have not found "The Beginning"? Is this our purpose? To discover what gave us purpose in the first place? So many questions, and so little time. Are they worth answering? Will we be satisfied by the answer? Now that is a good question. The fear presented by these questions is also what leaves them unanswered, which in turn answers them, nonetheless. What is but a fraction of the annals of existence is the foundation in which we build our temporary legacy. Bound to The Maw and at the mercy of our own concepts. To ignore is one answer, to accept is another, and so is to search. Finding purpose gives us purpose, that and the curiosity many have been endowed. In this lies happiness, amidst the almost inherent sadness of The Maw. And there is plenty to go around. For our small ember is to be engulfed by a greater flame. Rip. Freeze. Crunch Rip. Freeze. Crunch Bang 22^9
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