The End? (6/25/2018)
There is always much more to the end of something than the actual end of it. By definition, end is defined as: 1. the part of an area that lies at the boundary; 2. the point that marks the extent of something or where something ceases to exist; 3. the extreme of last part; 4. the cessation of a course of action, pursuit or activity; 5. an outcome worked toward; 6. the object by virtue of or for the sake of which an event takes place. I recall a bible verse, (Ecclesiastes I believe) that says: “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning.” Additionally, if I recall correctly, it was thought that the statement “whatever has a beginning as an end” (despite its rather current phrasing) was initially believed to go back to at least the early 1700’s. But, if you remove the modern/contemporary translation that gives us that phrase in a manner in which we can understand it, you have to assume that it was a thought that was part of ancient philosoph...