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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,H]E'S AN EX]CISE TO TRY AT HOME4 ,Y\ WILL NE$ A WORK+ /OPWAT*1 OR ANO!R TIMEPIECE ?AT MEASURES SECONDS4 ,BE=E Y\ BEG91 SEAT Y\RSELF 9 A COM=TABLE *AIR & LOOS5 Y\R CLO?+4 

,WAT* ! SECOND H& AS IT PASSES >\ND ! FACE ( ! CLOCK4 ,PICTURE ! MOM5T ( Y\R DEA?1 P]HAPS MANY DECADES 9 ! FUTURE1 OR P]HAPS ONLY A FEW YE>S OR MON?S 7:O CAN KN[874 ,WAIT = ! SECOND H& TO REA* ! />T+ PO9T AT ! TOP ( ! CLOCK FACE1 & !N WAT* AS IT RECORDS ! PASS+ ( ONE M9UTE ( Y\R LIFE4 ,N[ IMAG9E ! CLOCK C\NT+ D[N ! M9UTES ( Y\R LIFE TO ! MOM5T ( Y\R DEA?4 ,TRY ?IS EX]CISE PICTUR+ ?IS MOM5T A FEW DECADES 9 ! FUTURE1 !N REPEAT IT PICTUR+ ! MOM5T NEXT YE>4 ,REPEAT IT PICTUR+ ! MOM5T ( Y\R DEA? NEXT MON?4 ,NEXT WEEK4 ,TONI<T4 ,AFT] ALL1 Y\ NEV] KN[4 

,N[ OBS]VE ! M9UTE & H\R H&S ON ! CLOCK4 ,:AT W]E Y\ DO+ AT ?IS TIME TW5TY F\R H\RS AGO8 ,=TY EI<T H\RS AGO8 ,ONE MON? AGO8 ,:AT WILL Y\ BE DO+ AT ?IS TIME 9 A WEEK8 

,IMAG9E ?AT ! MOM5T ( Y\R DEA? IS ONE MON? AWAY4 ,CONSID]-IF Y\ KNEW ?AT ?IS WAS TRUE1 :AT W\LD Y\ BE DO+ RI<T N[8 ,:AT W\LD Y\ BE DO+ AT ?IS TIME TOMORR[8 ,REPEAT ?IS /EP1 IMAG9+ Y\R DEA? TO BE ONE YE> AWAY4 ,DOES ?IS MAKE V]Y MU* DIFF]5CE 9 Y\R ?\<TS AB\T :AT Y\ W\LD DO TODAY & TOMORR[ IF Y\ KNEW ! DATE ( Y\R DEA?8 

,COMP>E Y\R ACTIVITIES OV] ! LA/ TW5TY F\R H\RS TO ! ACTIVITIES Y\ W\LD HAVE *OS5 IF Y\ HAD KN[N ?AT Y\ W\LD LEAVE ?IS WORLD 9 ONE MON? OR ONE YE>4 ,COMP>E Y\R ACTIVITIES OV] ! LA/ MON?1 ! LA/ YE>1 ! LA/ DECADE TO ?OSE Y\ W\LD HAVE *OS5 IF Y\ HAD KN[N ?AT ON ?IS DAY Y\ W\LD HAVE ONLY ?IRTY DAYS OR TWELVE MON?S LEFT TO LIVE4 ,H[ DIFF]5T W\LD Y\R LIFE HAVE BE5 IF Y\ HAD KN[N ! DATE ( Y\R APPROA*+ DEA?8 ,W\LD Y\ BE READY TO DIE 9 A MON? OR A YE>1 HAV+ LIV$ ! LIFE ?AT Y\ HAVE8 

,*ANCES >E1 AT LEA/ AS F> AS WE ALL KN[1 ?AT MO/ ( ! PEOPLE :O READ ?IS TEXT & P>TICIPATE 9 ?IS EX]CISE WILL LIVE = MANY MORE YE>S OR EV5 DECADES AFT]W>DS4 ,BUT /ILL1 LOOK AT ! SECOND H& ( ! /OPWAT*1 & FOLL[ IT AS IT RECORDS ! PASS+ M9UTES1 C\NT+ D[N ! M9UTES ( Y\R LIFE ?AT REMA9 TO Y\ AS !Y SLIP AWAY4 ,>E Y\ LIV+ ! LIFE ?AT Y\ WANT TO LIVE8 ,>E Y\ LIV+ A LIFE ?AT1 AT ANY GIV5 MOM5T1 Y\ C\LD LOOK BACK UPON ) SATISFACTION IF Y\ SUDD5LY REALIZ$ ?AT IT WAS AB\T TO 5D8 ,>E Y\ LIV+ ! SORT ( LIFE ?AT Y\ W\LD WI% UPON A HUMAN BE+1 A LIFE ?AT IS EXCIT+ & FULL1 A LIFE ?AT IS WELL SP5T1 EV]Y M9UTE ( IT8 ,IF ! ANSW] IS NO1 :AT CAN Y\ DO 9 ! TIME ?AT /ILL REMA9S TO Y\-H[EV] LONG OR %ORT ?AT MAY BE-TO MAKE Y\R LIFE MORE LIKE ! LIFE Y\ W\LD LIKE TO LIVE8 ,= WE ALL DO HAVE ONLY A LIMIT$ AM\NT ( TIME GRANT$ TO US 9 ?IS WORLD-& SO WE %\LD USE IT ) ?IS 9 M9D4 

,IF Y\ F9D1 LOOK+ BACK UPON Y\R LIFE1 ?AT Y\ HAVE SP5T YE>S LIV+ )\T ANY CONSID]ATION ( Y\R MORTALITY1 ?IS IS REALLY NOT UNUSUAL4 ,= \R SOCIAL_/CULTURAL 5VIRONM5T DOES NOT 5C\RAGE US TO ?9K MU* AB\T ! LIMITS ?AT NATURE PLACES ON \R LIVES4 ,DEA? & AG+ >E D5I$ & HIDD5 AWAY AS IF !Y W]E %AMEFUL & EMB>RASS+4 ,! OLD] MEMB]S ( \R SOCIETY >E HIDD5 AWAY 9 0RETIREM5T HOMES0 LIKE LEP]S 9 LEP] COLONIES4 ,! BILLBO>DS1 MAGAZ9E PHOTOS1 & TELEVISION COMM]CIALS ?AT MEET \R EYES AT EV]Y TURN %[ ONLY IMAGES ( HEAL?Y M5 & WOM5 9 ! PRIME ( !IR LIFE4 ,CEMET]IES1 :I* ONCE MEMORIALIZ$ ! DEAD & PRES]V$ A PLACE = !M 9 ! ?\<TS ( ! LIV+1 >E N[ =GOTT5 9 AB&ON$ NEI<BORHOODS & OV]GR[N ) WE$S4 ,:5 A MAN DIES1 ! RITUALS :I* ONCE W\LD HAVE CELEBRAT$ HIS LIFE & BR\<T ! SUBJECT ( HUMAN MORTALITY TO ! ?\<TS ( ?OSE :O SURVIV$ HIM >E N[ (T5 REG>D$ AS M]E 9CONV5I5CES4 ,DEA? IS IMPOLITE & EMB>RASS+1 IT IS CONSID]$ BAD ETIQUETTE1 = !RE IS NO PLACE = IT 9 TODAY'S BUSY WORLD ( CORPORATE M]G]S & RECORD-BREAK+ CONSPICU\S CONSUMPTION4 ,\R BUSY S*$ULES & GLOSSY MAGAZ9ES NEI!R MAKE ALL[ANCE = IT NOR (F] ANY EXPLANATION ( H[ IT MI<T BE RELEVANT TO \R VALUE SY/EM OR \R LIVES4 

,& 9DE$ IF WE W]E TO /OP & POND] ! SUBJECT1 P]HAPS WE W\LD F9D ?AT :5 WE S]I\SLY CONSID] ! LIMITS ( \R TIME ON ?IS PLANET1 KEEP+ UP ) TELEVISION COM$IES & HAV+ A GOOD SUM SEEM LESS IMPORTANT ?AN !Y DID BE=E4 ,\R CULTURAL SIL5CE AB\T HUMAN MORTALITY ALL[S US TO =GET H[ MU* WEI<T ! 9DIVIDUAL MOM5TS ( \R LIVES C>RY1 ADD+ UP AS !Y DO TO \R LIVES !MSELVES4 ,?US WE MAY SQU&] C\NTLESS H\RS WAT*+ TELEVISION OR BALANC+ *ECKBOOKS-H\RS ?AT 9 RETROSPECT WE MI<T HAVE DONE BETT] TO HAVE SP5T WALK+ ON ! SEA %ORE ) \R LOV$ ONES1 COOK+ G\RMET MEALS = \R *ILDR5 OR FRI5DS1 WRIT+ FICTION1 OR HIT*HIK+ ACROSS ,S\? ,AM]ICA4 ,! REALITY ( \R FUTURE DEA? IS NOT EASY = ANY ( US TO COME TO T]MS )1 BUT IT IS SURELY BETT] ?AT WE CONSID] ?IS N[ ?AN REGRET NOT DO+ SO LAT] :5 IT IS TOO LATE4 

,\R MOD]N D5IAL ( DEA? HAS A DEEP] SIGNIFICANCE1 BEYOND ITS FUNCTIONS AS A REACTION TO \R FE> ( MORTALITY & A SELECTIVE BL9DNESS ?AT HELPS TO PRES]VE ! /ATUS QUO4 ,IT IS A SYMPTOM ( \R ONGO+ /RUGGLE TO ESCAPE FROM ! CYCLES ( *ANGE 9 NATURE & E/ABLI% AN UNNATURAL P]MAN5CE 9 ! WORLD4 ,\R MORTALITY IS FRI<T5+ EVID5CE ?AT WE DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OV] EV]Y?+1 & AS SU* WE >E QUICK TO IGNORE IT1 IF WE CANNOT DO AWAY ) IT ALTOGE!R-A FEAT T[>DS :I* \R M$ICAL RESE>*]S >E SL[LY WORK+4 ,IT IS WOR? QUE/ION+ :E!R ?IS W\LD EV5 BE DESIRABLE4 

,S9CE ! DAWN ( ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION1 M5 & WOM5 HAVE HUNG]$ = DOM9ATION NOT ONLY ( ! WORLD & EA* O!R1 BUT ALSO = DOM9ATION ( ! SEASONS1 ( TIME ITSELF4 ,WE SPEAK ( ! ET]NAL GR&EUR ( \R GODS & EMPIRES1 & WE DESIGN \R CITIES & CORPORATIONS TO EXI/ 9TO 9F9ITY4 ,WE BUILD MONUM5TS1 SKYSCRAP]S1 :I* WE 9T5D TO /& =EV] AS TE/IMONY ( \R VICTORY OV] ! S&S ( TIME4 ,BUT ?IS VICTORY CAN ONLY COME AT A PRICE1 AT ?IS PRICE3 ?AT ?\< NO?+ PASSES AWAY1 NO?+ COMES TO BE1 EI!R-?AT ! WORLD WE CREATE IS A /ATIC1 /&>DIZ$ WORLD ?AT CAN HOLD NO SURPRISES = US ANY MORE4 ,WE W\LD DO WELL TO BE W>Y ( FULFILL+ \R [N D>KE/ DREAMS BY CREAT+ SU* A DY/OPIA1 A FROZ5 WORLD 9 :I* NO ONE MU/ FE> DEA? ANY MORE1 = EV]YONE EXI/S =EV] & NO ONE LIVES = EV5 AN 9/ANT4 

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