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Everything Is Transient
The certainty: everything has an end
It is a cycle of creation and decay.
As a child, I was fascinated by locomotives. Back then, many of them were still steam-powered. I was fascinated by these hissing, smoking monsters.
The technology was impressive, and I was fascinated by the power of these machines.
Nowadays, steam locomotives only exist as museum pieces.
The photo shows part of a steam locomotive.
You can get an idea of the power of this machine. But you also see the enemy: rust.
It gnaws away incessantly and will decompose this once powerful machine.
And so it is everywhere: birth and decay. A prime example is the tree. In spring, the leaves sprout; in autumn, they fall off.
Everything is transient, including our lives. So let's seize every minute and make the most of it.
Have you ever thought about that?
