Racing To Nothing.

Nothing is scarier then 'nothing', is that where we are headed? If thinking about the plausibility of nothingness doesn't send a shiver down your spine, you have not thought about what 'nothing' truly is, it is nothing, and 'nothing' can snatch everything away. Spend a few moments now imagining your universe -- in all of its beauty and complexity -- even imagine the continuation of family members lives and the lives of their children, society, the human race -- all of this going on, without you. If this idea doesn't give you pause, I'm not sure what would -- keep thinking about it, clear your mind and think of nothing else, other then 'nothing'. I personally have thought for hours upon hours of the possibility of nothing, and nothing will mind-f@#! you more then 'nothing'.

I always find it funny when a person asks another what they are thinking about, and they reply 'oh nothing', you can tell they are not thinking about nothing because they are not pale in the face. Is there a difference between not thinking about anything, and thinking about nothing? Of course! What might be scarier then nothing after death is 'nothing' being a fate for everything. Imagine if somehow this universe eventually became 'nothing'? The only difference I can make between nothingness for the self and nothingness for the universe is the latter being just that much more of a mind-f@$!. Imagine this universe and everything and anything beyond it falling victim to nothing? If it is true that energy cannot be created or destroyed, then perhaps we have nothing to worry about -- we are energy, in our most basic form, our existence may be infinite. But if the conscious-self is nothing more then a product of a complex biological mechanism, a product of the brain -- then our brains are like a clock with all its little parts doing their jobs, consciousness is like time. If consciousness is like the intricate movement of a clock, then it is only a matter of time before 'nothing' grabs hold, and the "clock" ceases to tell time. If this is true, then that means we have spent a good 15-20 billion years as nothing waiting for something to happen, and something only lasted for a blink of an eye -- and how much of this will we remember? absolutely nothing.

While thinking about this may be a bit scary, or even depressing -- I feel there is no greater way to realize how much you have, and appreciate life, even if 'nothing' is right around the corner.