Many people are subconsciously self-proclaimed immortals.. waking up each morning.. afternoon or evening.. depending on the lifestyle.. plopping their minds on the conveyor belt of daily life.. moving along.. receiving the familiar pushs and shoves.. never thinking it will end.. never counting on the loop to break.. the belt to stop.. the axe to fall.. perhaps nature has a hand in this.. with each day ..comes the rising sun.. the setting sun.. the luminous moon.. the darkness of night.. i remember..years ago reading a book by Ray Bradbury.. in it he writes about this planet which closely orbits a giant sun.. the people on the planet live very accelerated lives.. at most they are alive for a week.. on day one they are babies..day 4 they are adults on day 7 or 8, if they're lucky, they are old.. wise .. and at deaths door.. far in the distance there is a large futuristic capsule..a mystery to all.. the tribe of people have been surviving for generations in the caves of a small mountain range.. many have tried to reach the capsule.. but none have been able to cross the lengthy track of desert in between.. this is due to two factors.. if they are caught in this desert during mid day.. they are burned alive.. if they are in this desert after sunset.. they freeze to death.. they are a highly intelligent race.. yet the elders who have the most wisdom.. often do not have enough time to pass on the valuable knowledge.. after years of drought.. a violent storm approaches the mountains and dumps rediculous amounts of water in the surrounding area.. two brave souls attempt the trek to the capsule.. hoping the raging waters will push them along the dried river beds that lead to the capsule.. miraculously they make it.. and upon entering the capsule their life changes in a way they could never imagine........ for us.. each day the sun rises..lingers in the air.. then grows tired and slips away.. a few hours later it gets jealous.. pushes the moon away and takes up its old spot.. it feels like an endless cycle... each new day is expected.. counted on.. looked forward to.. or dreaded.. but very rarely is its arrival ever doubted.. im getting too tired to finish this off.. why am i awake?