This is all we got. One chance. One Life

09 October, 2025

"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

One chance. One life. This is all we ever get. Living, in itself, isn’t a reason to go on. Or is it? Life doesn’t give you top-down meaning. Why would you stay alive?

If you’re lucky you will make it to 85. That’s around ~31,000 days. Around 1,000 to 2,000 of your days you won’t even remember due to childhood amnesia.¹ Ideally, a person will spend ⅓ of their life sleeping, deducting further 10,365 days coming down to 18,635 days² - 51 years. 34 years of lifespan already shaved down. Just think about the time spent in the bathroom, eating and on every other chore. Seems not much doesn’t it? Depending on how you think, it is.

Why then, would you be held back to live your life to the fullest? If the universe comes to an end in heat death that means every humiliation, every mistake, every trouble or worry you ever had will not matter. If this is all we ever get why not make the most of it? Your life inherently doesn’t give you a purpose (well beyond eat, reproduce and die) and that’s why you have to give it a meaning on your own.

Humanity will inevitably come to an end at some point. But before we do, we get to experience. Experience emotions, world around us, being together with other humans. We are truly free. There is so much to do. Create your own reason to be. If we have only one chance, there’s no reason not to push your boundaries, explore, and live fully. Because remember, inevitably any trace of you will be gone in 10¹⁰⁰ years. Universe will reach maximum entropy³. No stars, no life, no movement - just a dark, cold, empty universe.

So go. Be reckless with joy. Be deliberate with meaning.

Because in the end, when the stars fade and time runs out, you will have lived - and that is enough.

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