Destiny
24th Jan 2019 #TellTaleThursday
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The three gloomy men sit in silence, holding their glasses. Strange enough, they haven’t taken a sip yet.
“To our destiny…”, finally the wise one raise his glass.
This evening is not like any other. Tomorrow they will not see the sun, quite literally.
The earth, they hear, will go rogue. Whether earth gets embraced by another welcoming star or not, it all depends on earth’s ”Destiny”.
This post is written for Friday Fictioneer hosted by Rochelle.
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wow so is it their end or earth’s end?
Odds are not in their favor. Earth may survive. Life on earth, as we know it, may not.
that is sad
Atmospheric. Should “The earth, they hear, will go rouge” be “The earth, they hear, will go rogue”?
Fixed. Thank you, Neil. Appreciate it.
I like the idea of the Earth going rogue, like it’s had enough of all our nonsense and decides to just leave! 🙂
The rogue planet, Theia collided with Earth. There are 100,000 more rogue planets than stars in our galaxy alone.
Earth may very well become a rogue planet, for all we know hopefully in a very very distant future. Thanks, Iain, for reading and commenting.
Life would have long ceased to exist before the sun shuts shop. But, this is a meditative piece Priya. We should only take a long, hard look at ourselves and our choices.
It is scary to think that one day it will all end… the earth, the Sun.
I often wonder if we know our purpose yet or if we have any purpose at all.
Thank you, Varad, for reading and commenting.
A great take on the prompt. I’m really struggling with this one.
Best wishes,
Rowena
I am glad that you liked it. When I saw the prompt, I just knew it. Sometimes, the story finds you.
Thank you, Rowena.
P.S.Love your name.
You prompt us to think hard about the nature of wisdom with this story of an extreme situation. “To our destiny,” is about the only wise response you can make. Well done!
It is a scary thought. Sometimes we just can’t do anything and have to leave it to our destiny. Que sera sera!
Thank you, Penny.
I’m with Iain, I love the whole earth going rogue idea. Excellent write!!
Sometimes, an event kicks out a planet into the deep space. Hopefully, it won’t happen to earth in another billion years. Thank you, Violet, for reading and commenting.
Scary thoughts! Nice!
Thank you, Abhijit.
Embracing the inevitable end by raising a glass with friends. I too like, “The earth will go rogue.” Nice piece, Priya!
Yup. sometimes, accepting your destiny is all we can do. Thank you, Brenda, for your kind comment.
I imagine Mother Earth is pretty disappointed with the way her adopted children have treated her.
Absolutely, agree. We need to respect mother earth, it deserves better. Thank you, Keith.
I have a mental picture of earth suddenly giving a massive shake, dumping all its inhabitants into space, and racing off to a better galaxy 🙂
When a planet goes rogue (due to some event), it just stops orbiting the star, and sets off into the deep dark space. Hopefully, it won’t happen, in another billion year.
I have read that the nice stable orbits that we see are relatively recent, that in the deep, deep distant past (billions of years) the planets may have “gone rogue”. If a star or something came close enough, it is still possible our orbit could be dislodged. Hmmm, hope it doens’t happen any time in the next couple of billion years 😉 Interesting story.
That’s exactly what I had in my mind when I wrote this story. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Thank you for reading and commenting.
Dear Priya,
Gloomy men indeed. I”m not sure I’m comfortable with their planning Earth’s future. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Planets do go rogue, due to various reasons. I was intrigued by the rogue planet called Theia which hit Earth billions of years ago. Thank you, Rochelle.
Not a happy ending for them or the earth!
True that! Thank you, Liz, for reading and commenting.
Interesting take on the prompt… now, my mind is spinning with possibilities. Thank you! 🙂 <3
I’m glad, Jelli. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Sometimes, the Earth needs to take a giant eraser and start afresh… unfortunately for the poor inhabitants!
True that! thank you, Dale
Mother Earth has survived and will survive. but Man needs a shove on the right place for disrespecting Nature. a good story.
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Can’t agree more, Kalpana. thank you for reading.
We are in the midst of out sixth mass extinction level. If it comes from the stars, we’ll have that moment in the dessert. Chilling. Good story.
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It is chilling. One day the planet will end, I’m afraid man will not live to see it. Thank you
Eerie story! Nice take on the photo prompt.
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Thank you, Susan. I’m glad that you liked it.
Aah, we had similar, yet different, takes 🙂
Indeed. thank you, Anurag.
A superb inventive story. The earth going rogue…that’s frightening.
It’s frightening, indeed. Anything can happen in our cosmos. Thank you, Neel.
I sense an earthquake about to come…
I am afraid, It is much worse than an earthquake, Bernadette. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Bleak, the end of the world is nigh, or are they just 3 deluded chaps?
The end is nigh. Thank you for reading and commenting.
I find this very atmospheric. A very emotively written piece.
I am glad. thank you, Lisa.
The end of the earth – it’s scary to even think about it. Hope the day never happens ! Good one, Priya
Hope so too… won’t bet on it, though. Thank you, Anshu
How is the earth, of its own volition going to go rogue. Intriguing …
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Not of its own volition but due to cosmic events such as a star coming close enough. Thank you for reading and commenting, Marian.
The end of human civilization is a scary thought. This seems to be like Star Wars. Nicely done, Priya.
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That’s a wonderful compliment. thank you, Rohan.
A sad salute and a quiet end – there are worse ways to go. Lovely short story
I am glad that you found it lovely. Thank you, Lynn
My pleasure
A toast to endings..Peace in the coming turmoil
Absolutely. Thank you, Susie.