Understanding Kafka's Pain
Kafka's only problem far as I can tell, was his reluctance to resign.
With every writer, there is the fact that they're inherently doomed to obscurity. Whether it be today, or tomorrow. This moment, or next century. They will rise, and they will fall. For the world is destined to forget us all.
I'm currently in the process of writing a book called, "My Life as Time." Wherein space and time travel through the cosmos discussing the nature of light, mass, energy and the relativistic motion of heavenly bodies.
What I've discovered so far while working on this project, is just how finite the human lifespan is. When I observe the interactions between space, time, and their relatives. I realize how indifferent they are towards humanity. All our knowledge and expertise are merely discoveries of what was already there. Our most ingenious inventions are merely manipulations of matter devised to improve our lives in some inordinate way. Meaning the advancements that have made such a big difference in our daily lives, have had absolutely zero impact on the universe in any way. Even our solar system (small as it is,) is completely unmoved by our progress.
However, in saying this. I'm not ignorant enough to sit here and believe that the compounded effects of our combined understanding of nature, will never amount to anything. It's more that I find myself in a perpetual state of awe over what i was missing out on for the last 30 years.
In essence, the longer I work on this project. The more disappointed I become with what I am at a species level. As I am only able to interact with these objects and abstractions on a purely imaginative plane. It’s the inability to move beyond this boundary, that fills me with so much sadness. A feeling of grief so deep, that at times I wonder why god placed the stars within the night sky at all.
Alas, Kafka shouldn't have been so distraught over the prospect of being forgotten. For the universe will make sure to forget us all in due time.
"Immortality is an illusion, impermanence is the rule."
Hello! We’re D.J. Hoskins
We are Davena and Jason Hoskins, co-authors of 30+ books and siblings who write under the pseudonym D.J. Hoskins. Three years apart and in our twenties, we have been fascinated by stories from a young age. Davena is a student attending Princeton University, and Jason attends Georgetown University.
