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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 8795312" data-attributes="member: 4348">Some thoughts on the recent unexpected turn of the thread...On the Biblical note, many have looked for a second coming/end of the world for centuries, but in truth, the end of the world came sooner than they all expected...individually.The end of the world is not necessarily some great big event, but each of us dies eventually, and for each of us, that is the end.Whether it is to the quiet annihilation of nothingness in an endless sleep of a decaying body or in ashes, or to some judgement to decide whether we were good or bad or how we will be reincarnated or any sort of many other things that we have belief in, the end that we are looking for may be no further away then the end of our lives.In that light, live the best life we can, be the best we can to others, and try to make the world better by our actions.We saw in the pandemic so far those who only think of themselves, those who don't care to make the world better, and those who disregard anything that can help others.  But we can't let that take our hope for the future of humanity away.  Despair is a very real thing, but if we despair and give up that only makes the world a darker place.  I avoided Covid-19 for a while, but eventually the way I acted and how others acted around me finally got me infected.  It would have been very easy to blame those around me, to get so down on myself that I lost hope, or to be bitter about it, but in the end I got very lucky/blessed/aided by modern science (even if I was stupid and didn't get the booster when I could in hopes of getting a better one in the future, I still was vaccinated.  With how bad I got hit, I think it could have been much worse if I had not been vaccinated previously.  That vaccination may have saved my life, I am glad for modern science and technology).The only thing we have is today, and that applies to me as well.  I am looking forward to playing D&D with my friends, living my life, and trying to make the world a better place by being conscientious of my own actions and how it affects others and the future of the world to the best of my ability.  I can't change big things by myself, but I can join the collective efforts of others to try to preserve our world and make it better.If it ends tomorrow, well, at least I know I did my best to make it better even if others destroyed it...or...I just have it end because I die.  If nothing else, at least I can know I tried.</blockquote>

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