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> I love the mystery of the universe. I love all the questions that have come to us over thousands of years of exploration and hypotheses. Stars exploding years

by j3s 4y ago

> I love the mystery of the universe. I love all the questions that have come to us over thousands of years of exploration and hypotheses. Stars exploding years ago, their light traveling to us years later; black holes absorbing energy; satellites showing us entire galaxies in areas thought to be devoid of matter entirely… all of that has thrilled me for years… but when I looked in the opposite direction, into space, there was no mystery, no majestic awe to behold . . . all I saw was death. this paragraph felt so profound, i sprang a few tears. hearing someone who has been through so much talk about death always gets to me.

logifail 4y ago
> [..] talk about death always gets to me At some point during the Covid years, I turned a mental page and decided that 'carpe diem' is my new motto. Not in the traditional "bucket list" sense, until Covid I had a mental list of places I [thought I] wanted to go ... and experiences I [thought I] wanted to have. Daft stuff usually involving long-haul travel and/or hard to get to places. I've ditched all of that. Now it's about seeing people. Mundane stuff (but not mundane during the Covid years!) such as taking our kids to see their grandparents. Taking time off work to visit my sister, who lives 1000mi away, and partially due to our rather complex relationship, I've not actually visited at any of her various homes for <hangs head in shame> just over 20 years. Encouraging/enabling my wife to make time to visit her parents, who also live a long way from us. Life has a habit of sneaking up on you when you're not paying attention. Seize the day (while you can).
- hipjiveguy 4y ago
  Great thoughts, I can relate... for you, what does "seeing people" mean? For myself, I think it's not just being there, but actually engaging them. Expressing myself openly, with an open heart, and mind. I've not been good at that in the past but as I get older, it is what I hope and wish for, and am trying to be better at.
- hprotagonist 4y ago
  this is the path to wisdom. happy walking.

by j3s 4y ago

logifail 4y ago

> [..] talk about death always gets to me At some point during the Covid years, I turned a mental page and decided that 'carpe diem' is my new motto. Not in the traditional "bucket list" sense, until Covid I had a mental list of places I [thought I] wanted to go ... and experiences I [thought I] wanted to have. Daft stuff usually involving long-haul travel and/or hard to get to places. I've ditched all of that. Now it's about seeing people. Mundane stuff (but not mundane during the Covid years!) such as taking our kids to see their grandparents. Taking time off work to visit my sister, who lives 1000mi away, and partially due to our rather complex relationship, I've not actually visited at any of her various homes for <hangs head in shame> just over 20 years. Encouraging/enabling my wife to make time to visit her parents, who also live a long way from us. Life has a habit of sneaking up on you when you're not paying attention. Seize the day (while you can).

hipjiveguy 4y ago
Great thoughts, I can relate... for you, what does "seeing people" mean? For myself, I think it's not just being there, but actually engaging them. Expressing myself openly, with an open heart, and mind. I've not been good at that in the past but as I get older, it is what I hope and wish for, and am trying to be better at.
hprotagonist 4y ago
this is the path to wisdom. happy walking.