" What if each breath were a specialized container encapsulating a Moment? It is reasonable to imagine that we should thusly give each breath and each contained Moment the gravity it deserves so as not to diminish the value of either or neglect the scarcity of both. It feels different when one considers each to be precious. In that respect, I have only been careless and imprudent thus far. "

― Ashim Shanker , trenches parallax leapfrog