Landing On Each Square

I'm less interested in why we're here.  I'm wholly devoted to while we're here. 

-Erika Harris, lifeblazing.com

 

I'm sure I've mentioned before that for some reason, I see the days of the week lined up as colored squares, and when you tell me how old you are, I see it light up within a hopscotch-style pattern. Naturally, when I saw this grid below the title, "Seize the Day", it stoked my curiosity.

Author Derek Lin explains that the grid is a layout of a typical desktop, one-year calendar with columns representing days of the month and rows, representing the months of the year and asks, "How many more grids do you have?" He confides that facing the grid is a sobering experience for him because with each passing day a square is crossed out and it's evident that nothing will bring that day back. Good reason to Seize the Day.

Let's change the focus setting and pan far out into the heavens to consider Carl Sagan's statement:

I think I get it. We're all here to play this Life Game, to land delightfully in every square. The happiest players are those who quickly learn that there are no winners and there are no losers. The game goes on with, or without us.

"You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire"
- Seneca "On the Shortness of Life"

Photo: Arts Link
Grid Illustration: Seize the Day

 Earth image: Staple Design