The earth trembled as it made its final approach. The astroid we had heard months about was finally here. And now after those months of anxiety and panic and impending doom, nothing mattered anymore. It was all over. The discussions at work. The logistics of Saturday morning sports. That those people we heard about on the news. It was all over.

And I felt relieved. At peace. As the astroid grew in the sky, my gratitude towards it grew even bigger.