[ WP ] '' The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long '' The opposite is true

Couple of different ways to take this - I'm going with `` The light that burns half as bright burns twice as long'', which has the same meaning, technically, but different implications. 
 
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 It was the discovery that changed the world. 
 
 Heh. Who would've thought a simple saying could have turned out to be so painfully true? `` The light that burns half as bright burns twice as long.'' I'd never agreed with it, even back when it had been nothing but a saying. Now... 
 
 As it turned out, life was limited. Each one of us was born with a set quantity, and each action drained us of it by a set amount. It was a very rigid, precise set of mathematics that was never wrong. 
 
 You can probably imagine what that did to society. 
 
 The more vibrant and exciting your actions, the more it would drain you. The happier you were, the more it would drain you. I ca n't say I was n't tempted to prolong my own life by doing nothing. Hell, I did exactly that. For a while. 
 
 Honestly, though? It was was n't worth it. A few extra years in a world like this - a *hundred* extra years in a world like this would n't mean anything. We lacked the spark that made life worth living. We did what was necessary - no more, no less. Eat, work, sleep. Mundane. Meaningless. 
 
 No more. 
 
 I guess even writing this is a little act of rebellion. It's not particularly creative - I'm just expressing my thoughts - but it's enough for the numbers to tick down. Heh. Is n't that funny? Just talking about it is enough to kill you. 
 
 I do n't care, though. Starting today... I'm going to make life worth it again. 
 
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 A/N: Hmm. That might be a little inconsistent; I'm writing it on mobile at work. Hopefully the concept comes through.
