Life...ever wondered whether you're making the most of it.....?
90 years (if you're lucky) from birth to death, is a mere flash in the pan in the greater scheme of things... for instance, when measured against the time taken for the universe to be created, then for life on earth to evolve to our present day (by it self or by God. whichever is your preposition)
So how do we spend this 'snippet' of existence we're all gifted with....?
From an early age (childhood in my humble opinion the only 'truly enjoyable' age) we learn & then at school we sharpen our tool of wisdom, leave school, become adults, only to join the rat race, consume, consume, consume.. & most importantly, do our best to out consume our neighbours! (Or maybe just consume him/her, if one has cannibalistic tendencies)
Ok... we might take some time away from all this consuming & actually achieve one of our basic primary objectives as biological beings... 'to reproduce'
Yes we have children, all of which are blessed with their very own snippet of time... to consume, reproduce & spend their snippet on what ever they feel might make a difference to their world.
You are probably asking yourself where I'm going with all this....?
Some people, well actually a lot of people... dedicate themselves to a religion to some how give significance to their otherwise futile lives (this is not for me) a privileged & much smaller percentage of people do better than most at the 'consuming game' (celebrities) & actually become God like icons for the not so successful vast majority to spend their 'snippet' worshipping. (Again not for me)
Forgive me if I've taken a morbid tone, but Cemetery's.....
Well they are full of people who's 'snippet' expired before ours, ok their 'snippet' may or may not have over lapped ours at some point, but either way just like after we're done doing what ever we've chosen, (wisely or not) to do with our 'snippet' others will continue their 'snippets' & so on & so forth... like some giant tapestry of inter-woven 'snippets'.... or in the greater scheme of things, like thousands of non-sequential camera flashes at one of our God like celebrities events... or a million fire works in a grand finale at a pyrotechnics display? (You may have to read the above 4 or 5 times before it makes sense.. I did & am still not sure that it does!! )
Ok! Ok! you get the point life is short... so fucking what?! I hear you cry !
Well I've 'consumed' (more in some jobs than others) I've 'reproduced' ( 3 kids who I absolutely worship & adore) I found love & am still with the same women of 21yrs (though i guess the love may have degraded into something more 'practical') I'm fairly content with what I've achieved thus far & up to this point in time within my 'snippet' (though could of done a whole lot better academically)
So why do I hear this little voice screaming from deep within my soul... & why do I feel so fucking empty?
Thanks for reading ;o)
