21g

time goes by so slowly. and time can do so much. when everyone dies they say we lose exactly 21 grams. is this our soul? and if so, what exactly can be summed up in 21 grams? our whole life? every fleeting smile from a loved one. every triumph. every defeat. every laugh with friends. late nights driving around town. every emotion. every thought. every decision made. the memories of a hand once held in love or agony. every relationship that defined you. can life really be summed up in the weight of a small stack of nickels? as i reflect on my life i travel to all the places ive been. contemplate all the events in 20 years that put me where i am. its mind boggling the incredible amount of events that all had to happen in their EXACT order to bring me to where i am now. where am i now? does it even matter? in the grand scheme of things the human race is only a blip on a billion+ year timeline that involves the creation of the universe however that may have been accomplished. billions of years of single celled organisms that eventually became the flesh and blood of who we are today. why am i here? why are you here with me? who knows. i guess we just have to roll with it, and accomplish in life what makes us happy, because what other reason is there to live? assuming that the 21 grams is in fact our soul, everything that makes us who we are, all of our memories, joys, and happiness are just going to ultimately float off into nothingness when we finally bite the dust like so many have before us. Comment Read