Fatalism is not an option

Apologies to Earth Wind & Fire, but I did not remember the twenty-first night of September this year. Ah, well. It’s still a banger of a song and it makes for a fun meme, and I guess there is always next year. God only knows what this world will be like twelve months from now. Currently, the planet is in a pretty precarious state and I’m definitely trepidatious as hell as to what might happen in the future, but I don’t believe that we’re inherently fucked either. In fact, I refuse to believe in such a notion. I may be highly anxious even at the best of times, but fatalism simply isn’t an option for me. Don’t get me wrong. There’s certainly aspects about this world which I absolutely loathe, but there’s also plenty of good things that make life worth living… exercise, nature, music, culture, good craic and laughter. I’d say those are definitely some of the more… essential things in life.