Ask The Suniverse on FnS – Vol. 1 Edition 9
Dear Suniverse,
What is our purpose for living on planet Earth?
Wondering,
There’s Got to Be a Point, Right?
Dear Pointy,
Of course there’s a point. If we weren’t on planet Earth, we’d be stuck on one of those ridiculously underpopulated and barren planets like Mars, where the monsters are and there is no carry out.
Here’s the thing: Our point is to be. Be here. Be here now. And enjoy it. I know, I know, there’s a lot of misery and angst and pollution, and believe me, at 3:00am WHEN I WAKE UP EVERY GODDAMN DAY, it’s hard to keep my mind from whirring about crises both personal and universal [Did I forget to pay our car insurance? Do we have enough money to pay our car insurance? What happens if we end up like all those people whose health insurance premiums become astronomical and then end up with a debilitating illness that wipes us out financially and we have to move in with MY PARENTS? WHY DO WE NOT HAVE UNIVERSAL COVERAGE YET?]. More…
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