Over In The Blink Of An Eye

Every moment is fleeting, with the sand clock silently ticking off the passing time, what now seems so sweet and meaningful, will soon turn to ashes. Our author, John Koethe, describes his life as a bittersweet delusion. As the title implies, he has “The Perfect Life”, yet old age seems to be creeping awfully near. He sees youth as a time, where the simple indulgences in life bring happiness. Yet, once the prior energy possessed in childhood leaves, the realization of life’s emptiness and cruelness befalls him. He continues by saying that the human dies and with him parish all that he once knew. Concluding that life is just another empty, fleeting occurrence that with the soft blow of the wind will be carried away into oblivion.

Although I may be to young to fully comprehend what it means to lose interest in the very essence of life, at the moment I feel strong opposition to his claims.  Life is fleeting and in the blink of an eye it ends, yet every moment is memorable and enjoyable. Childhood brings a sense of innocence and purity, which enables the youth to observe everything wide eyed and happily. Then as one matures, problems become more challenging and the world seems to take a more menacing form. Yet, the older human has more wisdom and experience, therefore is also more prepared for the perils they may face in life. With the right mindset, they too can find beauty in everyday life, no matter how frivolously perfect it may appear. As to Koethe’s last point of human death, I agree that it washes away much of what was accomplished in that life, yet the memories can live on in other generations. After all, if the fleeting moment is perfect and full of contentment, why does the future or even the ending, matter at all?