Sixth Mass Extinction

So I take it everybody has heard about the sixth mass extinction event happening.

For those of you who DON'T know, have you been living under a rock? The Earth, scientists have discovered, is on the brink of the Sixth Mass Extinction Event. The LAST one wiped out the dinosaurs, which was 65 million years ago.

And what's more, my brother asked me this question: Do you think this mass extinction event is necessary? The world's human population alone is in the billions. Just last century it had hit the millionth mark. The population is multiplying and expanding way too quickly for our planet to handle. Earth.so resources are being used up at an alarming rate! THIS ISN'T CONSERVATIONAL! This necessitates the mass extinction event, which would wipe out many species, humans among them.

 

But I wonder... what if this one destroys the whole planet? I mean, what if every single form of life is wiped out, even the tiniest microorganism?

There was a post I saw on Facebook. It said there are two possibilities: we are either alone in this universe or not. Both are equally terrifying. But you know what?

I would prefer the second possibility. I would prefer we are NOT alone in this universe. I would prefer the existence of other forms of life in other parts of the universe.

I would prefer the existence of aliens rather than not.

 

And you may wonder why this queer opinion. The answer is simple.

Life is a beautiful, marvelous, complicated yet simple thing. And if we are alone in this universe, then at any point of time what if the earth were destroyed? Poof! No more life in the universe! I feel like the universe would be at a great loss then. So I take great comfort in believing there are other forms of life among the stars. Aliens, good or bad, I don't care, are better than no aliens.

 

And as for facing death? I used to fear death. I remember being absolutely petrified of doomsday in 2012. I remember having this horrible feeling in my gut whenever I thought of the end of the world.

But you know what? I don't fear death anymore. The Harry Potter series taught me that. It taught me not to fear death because, in the words of Albus Dumbledore, "To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." If there is ANYTHING I fear, it is pain. So I pray only that I die a painless death and welcome whatever darkness and light may come with eternal slumber.

 

So what do you think? Are you scared of the mass extinction event? Do you welcome it? What do you think about the existence of aliens? And what are your thought on death? Tell me in the comments!