"One of the shortest lived creatures is the adult common mayfly. It lasts for one day. The longest living things are bristlecone pine trees, at 4,700 years and still counting. This may seem tough on mayflies. But the important thing is not how long your life is, but how long it seems. To a mayfly a single hour may last as long as a century. Perhaps old mayflies sit around complaining about how life this minute isn't a patch on the good old minutes of long ago. Whereas the trees, which are not famous for their quick reactions, may just have time to notice the way the sky keeps flickering before the dry rot and woodworm set in. Remember it. Don't let it concern you. They don't. They don't even know."
Terry Pratchett. |
