Whereas, at the WSSBA, you find those who never burned at all....


Let me offer you this fine quote from a REAL mentor, Mister Jack London, American author:

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 dryrot.

I would rather be a splendid meteor,
Every atom of me in magnificent glow,
Than a sleepy and permanent planet.

The proper function of mankind is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."


A simple sentiment, but far beyond the ken of your sleepy-planet hero.

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