I Would Rather

“I would rather be ashes than dust;
I would rather my spark burn out in a brilliant blaze than be stifled by dry-rot;
I would rather be in a superb meteor, every atom of me caught up in a magnificent glow than at rest in a sleepy and permanent planet;

the proper function of man is to live, not to exist;

I will not waste my days in trying to prolong them; I will use my time.”

~Jack London