I thought of taking a stroll around the island at twilight. Just to clear the cobwebs from my mind.
I saw a star twinkling on the horizon. Just that single one. There was still light enough to block other stars from becoming visible.
I then realized that not all the twinkling lights are stars. There are planets, too. Could that "star" I was gazing at be a distant planet? Could it be reached within a couple of million years if I travel at close to the speed of light? Assuming I will not die until due to an accident or someone trying to murder me, could I blissfully enjoy such a long journey? What kind of hobbies would I need to engage myself in if I wanted to prevent myself from becoming dead bored? And most importantly, what would I find there? Another company of sentient beings? Or my dead boyfriend somehow alive and transported to that place because it is THE Good Place? What is the Good Place anyway? Are those beings looking at me right now and wondering what Earthlings are thinking about them? Do they wonder if there are sentient beings on Earth just as I wonder whether there are sentient beings there, too?
Suddenly I felt very lonely. May be because I felt I am of no significance in this Universe which might, just might be infinite.
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