Slow Burn

On This Day In History
1954: Meteor strikes Alabama woman

Quote Of The Day
"I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them."
(Jack London)

You are entitled to your opinion Jack, of course, but I rather think there is something to be said in favour of the prolonged life lived healthily, quietly and soberly; meditative, contemplative, happy and humble. After all, the Sun has been burning for over four billion years, and it certainly doesn't lack radiancy.

Glitter And Ash

Quiet Men