A human being weighing 70 kilograms contains among other things:-45 litres of water- Enough chalk to whiten a chicken pen- Enough phosphorus for 2, 200 matches- Enough fat to make approximately 70 bars of soap- Enough iron to make a two inch nail- Enough carbon for 9, 000 pencil points- A spoonful of magnesium I weigh more than 70 kilograms. And I remember a TV series called Cosmos. Carl Sagan would walk around on a set that was meant to look like space, speaking in large numbers. On one of the shows he sat in front of a tank full of all the substances human beings are made of. He stirred the tank with a stick wondering if he would be able to create life. He didn’t succeed. Erlend Loe
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. No matter how hard we try, we can never escape the fear that life has in store for us. The things that we see and do every day, we should be able to take in stride. We just need to remember that we are animals and animals don’t live forever.

We will all die one day and that means dying is inevitable, but it doesn’t mean you become a coward because of it. It doesn’t mean you give up or let your life pass you by because it hasn’t gone your way. You still have things to do, people to meet, places to go.

Even if everything ends today, there is still tomorrow.

Source: Naave. Super

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