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100 Years


We are given about 100 years on this 4.54 billion year old planet.

This place was here before me.

It will be here after me.

I am stuck with the thought that nothing I do in this lifetime will be significant.

Yes, I will do wonderful things.

I will help, I will hurt, I will live, I will love.

But I will never put my imprint on this earth.

How does one explore a 4.54 billion year old planet?

I want to open up my eyes and show my children the world through them.

I want to see every inch that there is to see

How do I do that in just 100 years?

How do I make an impact? 

I won’t

No one will

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