Infinite possibilities

One certainty: death

You can discard most of the junk that clutters your mind…and clear out space for yourself… by comprehending the scale of the world… by contemplating infinite time… by thinking of the speed with which things change — each part of every thing; the narrow space between our birth and death; the infinite time before; the equally unbounded time that follows.

Marcus Aurelius

The incredibleness of life takes power from all of the unnecessary troubles of the mind. When you ponder your finiteness amongst the infinite universe around you, it can either make you feel tiny and unimportant or incredibly grateful, cherishing even the slightest sliver of time you were granted to have this experience, creating the feeling that this moment in the now is the most important moment of your life, because it’s the only one you can grasp and reason with, the only one promised. There’s no time to be afraid of death; there’s plenty of time to worry about death after you’ve died; after all, only one thing is certain, you’re not leaving this experience alive. Take the voyage and disregard the bad weather you may face, for this is what it means to live, to face danger, to take risks, to live, don’t be someone who dies before they ever reach the grave.