Inescapable

The sweeping lull of childhood, passing into the combustible roar of adulthood. Seasons come and go in your life as well as in nature. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. We are welcomed back into Earth. Situated in a universe full of "what if's". Other planets, other life? Why is it so important when we hardly know Earth at all?

Death comes to us all, as much as human beings try to prevent the inevitable. I hear it all the time - in our hearts, minds, television commercials, work banter. We might not acknowledge the elephant in the room but that doesn't mean it's not there. Death is scary - unknown territory, and we as a race, are infamous for wanting to know how the world ticks. Now I am not saying there shouldn't ever be any new frontier to explore, because as with death our search for meaning is also inevitable. It is in our DNA. to conquer, explore, understand and ultimately to decide. Decide when we die, how we do it and where. So possessive of free will, that we are willing to conduct experiments to map out a persons "soul" before they are even born. Genetics, hereditary diseases, high IQ, birth defects...gender... If for no other reason but to make a choice, about if we want this life to be put into motion, the child to be born into existence. 

It reminds me of a film. Human flaws are not allowed and certain jobs are genetically engineered to be fulfilled by the "right" candidates. The "flawless" ones. But, without flaw, we find error. In judgement and stability. The mind is not satisfied with perfect, because otherwise it cannot evolve.