A theory of mine
When the times have gone by, and we have nothing left, we find it fitting to either die or settle for mediocrity. Death sounds unsettling at first, being and end to all things. But at second glance, we realize that the inevitability of it all makes it only more welcoming in a depressing sort of way. (And if you believe in God, even more so.)
“I’ve lost my husband, my parents, my brothers and sisters…but I’ll die soon so it’s ok. I’ll see them in Heaven soon enough.”
Death isn’t so much a bad thing as dying itself. Death is a passage while dying is an action caused by a number of variables (most of which excruciatingly painful). That is what we fear, not death in its very essence. Well, that and leaving the ones we love, but since that doesn’t apply to this scenario, we can omit it.
Mediocrity on the other hand, can be far worse than death if we allow it to be. It eats away at the standards we make for ourselves and deteriorates the quality of our lives. “Settling” as we so love to put it, forces us to live in a state where we believe that death will never come. A state that in itself can bring on that which we don’t even believe in. Yes, mediocrity can bring on death itself, and this is the worst death of all.
Capin' Sparrow
2:24am
05282005
“I’ve lost my husband, my parents, my brothers and sisters…but I’ll die soon so it’s ok. I’ll see them in Heaven soon enough.”
Death isn’t so much a bad thing as dying itself. Death is a passage while dying is an action caused by a number of variables (most of which excruciatingly painful). That is what we fear, not death in its very essence. Well, that and leaving the ones we love, but since that doesn’t apply to this scenario, we can omit it.
Mediocrity on the other hand, can be far worse than death if we allow it to be. It eats away at the standards we make for ourselves and deteriorates the quality of our lives. “Settling” as we so love to put it, forces us to live in a state where we believe that death will never come. A state that in itself can bring on that which we don’t even believe in. Yes, mediocrity can bring on death itself, and this is the worst death of all.
Capin' Sparrow
2:24am
05282005