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Scars of Time

At the end of the day, what do we remember?
For the so-called “favored” on this earth, it is the hours spent at school or work, the moments spent trying to avoid boredom at all costs once we return home.

At the end of the year, what do we remember?
We set “new goals” for the next year, though we seldom fulfill them. And if we truly would, why wait for the next year to begin in the first place?

At the end of one’s life, what will we remember?
The time spent with our loved ones, or rather the time we wish we had spent more with them.

At the end of humanity, what will be remembered?
The scars of time—through wars, and through our inaction in the face of climate change.
The scars of time were nothing but choices made.
How many more will be needed before we act?

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