Here’s the kicker: even if you know the exact time, you might still mess it up. Why? Because of the clouds. Oh, Mother Nature is a comedian with bad timing. A single fluffy cloud can waltz in right at totality and ruin your entire day.
But that’s the beauty of it. The anticipation is half the fun. You and millions of other humans are all staring at the same clock, feeling the same weird mix of hope and panic. We are all living in the same fleeting moment.
So check the time. Write it on your hand. Set every alarm you own. Do not be late. The moon is about to photobomb the sun, and you have to be watching.
Okay, go. Get outside. And for crying out loud, do not look directly at it without glasses. You don’t need to go blind to confirm that time is, indeed, still passing. See you on the other side of the shadow, friend.
