Dear reader,
A Burroughs-esque, "Well, well..."
if we get our full threescore and ten, we won't pass this way again. so kiss me with your mouth open. turn the tires toward the street and stay sweet. - the Mountain Goats' "Dilaudid"
He's talking about getting a full life. In Psalms 90:10 it describes a full life as 70 years (threescore + 10) and maybe eighty but if you manage to get that extra time it's a toil in vanity as ultimately life is bound by its transience and fleetingness. This idea is a fundamental element of my understanding and one which I've carried close to me throughout my life.
Now & Never are eternal. I've asked for the latter, but have only been given the former. Resentment would be vanity, and counter-divine.
Just remember, the sun is not forever. If NASA is our only hope (& the other space projects around the world) then, well, I mean...-really-... ?
So if I am here or there or anywhere in between...
"Well, well..."
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