Thank you for the response. Sorry for the delay, I've been off Steemit for a while. Just getting back into the swing of things.

I agree completely about the last paragraph being forced. I felt like I needed to wrap everything up with a tidy philosophical bow, and it ended up coming out of left field. I should have spent more time working on it, but I got lazy at the end. Honestly, thanks for calling me out on it, and for the rest of your comment. I really appreciate it.