We Are Going To Die, And That Makes Us The Lucky Ones

This epic line by Richard Dawkins has always made me wonder how this can even be a bit of luck to us. Is death the ultimate reward human beings are entitled to? Who knows— but, what I believe is that staying alive for eternity will be more burdensome than listening to Nightwish’s “The Greatest Show On Earth” — well, at least as a first-timer.

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Spending 24 minutes on a song that is heavily instrumentalised might seem like a time-wasting endeavour; but, on a more enlightened side, it won’t take time to consider the word ‘spending’ as ‘investing.’

But why listen to this music could be a great investment? To understand it, you must listen to the music and pay close attention to its lyrics. From start to finish, the song embodies the entire existence of this universe— from the big bang explosion that gave birth to this space to the atomic explosion made by humans in the war; it didn’t fail to ignore the subtle details of billions of years in short and precise sentences.

“Hunger for shiny rocks
For giant mushroom clouds”

Talking about the whole song or the meaning will take hours. Don’t be surprised if you find the scholars taking too long to discuss the subject matter and the meaning behind them hours after hours— the universe is deep, isn’t it?

So, I won’t be highlighting every aspect but the notion of natural elements that bind us together.

And that is — nature, death, and the relationship in between.

Yeah, death can be rewarding for those who have done a pretty good job in this life— but, this doesn't make sense from the perspective of the writer; Richard Dawkins— is a prominent author who believes in Atheism.

So, probably the gratitude is to show to mother nature instead of the benevolent Almighty or any Deity.

But, we have countless reasons not to be humble to nature. Imagine the natural calamities that disrupt our lives, the cyclone that blows our house away, the flood that contaminates drinking water, the drought that kills our crops, the fire that burns animals, ice that freezes Moose’s grass— there are so many accusations you can make against nature. Not being grateful to nature, in a sense, is legit— as long as you don’t look at the bigger picture.

In fact, these characteristics are the things that we are not yet ready to accept— and the struggle continues to avoid them at any cost. But, are we becoming successful? You know the answer, right? So, let’s just skip it.

Anyway, we are more prone to show our devotion and gratitude toward the entity we are close to; the more we interact with someone or something, the more we feel connected to it.

In that sense, we are more devoted to mother nature that we breathe, feed, & live on it— and when our living cycle ends, we get back to it. Indeed, mother nature is to be hailed for allowing us to die after a certain period and get dissolved in earth, fertilising trees and feeding countless microbes. At the same time, that Autumn sky— blissful starry nights or that Aurora in the northern sky— we just can’t ignore its grandeur.

But death is inevitable; we all are bound to be submitted to nature— today or tomorrow. And honestly, I don’t find any reason why this has to be a case unless you believe in Him; the benevolent Creator.

“We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds
How dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state”