Death!

We've all heard by now that both Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan passed away this week. Both are giants who made their respective industries what they are today, but did it in completely opposite ways. Ozzy is known as the price of darkness and sang about Satan but is generally known as a great guy that everyone who met him liked. He let Sharon do his dirty work and that relationship worked perfect. Hulk Hogan on the other hand was the shining, American good guy of wrestling but is generally known as a complete asshole. Just more reminders than who a person is and who they appear to be isn't the same thing.

In recent years we've been seeing more and more famous people dying. We didn't have the quantity of famous people we have now until the 60's with the Beatles and Elvis. That's when it really started to take off so I imagine famous people dying is the new norm.

Death has always been a different concept for me than I think it is for most people. I'm not religious in any way and my thoughts on after we die is that we just cease to exist. There is no after life. Our matter just gets recycled as is. Kinda why i don't want to be buried or interned. Just scatter me.

This can lead to many emotions. I can admit that, while I grew up in the Catholic church, I never really believed in God. I remember crying in my bed in my early teens one night cause the realization that I would die and there was nothing else just happened to spring forward that night. Not the time I had that thought, I just thought about it more that night.

You'd think this would make me exercise more so I can last longer but I'm more lazy than my fear of nothing. End of the day, once I'm gone I won't have to worry about it.

I also think this is a good thing, in a way. Time is infinite and at some point the physical universe will have no memory of us. If our souls live on in heaven, sure, we can do everything and anything, but infinity is a long time. Eventually I will become bored of Crib and have seen every combination of hands multiple times. At some point, we will all get bored. Infinities tend to fuck shit up like that.

But, right now isn't the time to have an existential crises. We can still remember the legends that walked among us and everyone that was a part of our life. We have to. If we don't, who will?

So, with that in mind, Here's to you, Ozzy. I didn't listen to your music nearly as much as other metalheads, but I know the influence you had and still do love what I hear. Your legacy will last till the last note of music is played and the universe goes quiet.