REGARDLESS OF HOW THIS PARTICULAR THING WORKS ITSELF OUT, I WILL BE DYING. AND SO WILL YOU, AND SO WILL EVERYONE ELSE HERE. WE'RE ALL HURTLING TOWARDS DEATH. YET, WE ARE HERE FOR A MOMENT. ALIVE. EACH OF US KNOWING WE'RE GOING TO DIE, EACH OF US SECRETLY HOPING WE WON'T.