Friends,
The Game of Thrones’ final season was destined to
disappoint no matter what they did —expectations were too high. The only sure
thing was that, as with all things, it had to come to an end. Rather than
dwelling on the show and risk spoilers, I’ll dwell on the ‘coming to an end’
part. Entropy will eventually get everything —literally. The Earth will burn in
five billion years as the sun’s outer layers reach Mars’ orbit. The sun will go
from yellow dwarf to red giant to white dwarf to planetary nebula to...
nothing. Even light will disappear after the last star burns-out some 100
trillion years from now (give or take). Sometime after that black holes will
evaporate and all matter will dissolve. Of course we’ll be long gone by then.
Earth will become uninhabitable in a mere billion years —a rather ironic phrase
coming from a creature with a lifespan of under a century. I know this all
sounds rather glum, but it’s not my intent to bring you down. Rather the
opposite. For, if you consider our finite nature, that should be motivation enough
to set events in motion and do the things you’ve always wanted to do. Take that
trip while you can still enjoy it. Take pride in your work (or make a change if
you can’t). Have that donut you’ve always wanted to try. Leave regrets to
others. In the end, whether eternal life awaits us or, in Tyrian’s words,
oblivion is the best I can hope for, grab this Memorial Day weekend by the
horns and do something awesome.
Happy Friday!
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