Do you realize—that everyone you know someday will die?
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes—let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It’s hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn’t go down
It’s just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

A touching story about a young man from Portland, and his dad, and the Flaming Lips song, “Do You Realize?”

Via McSweeney’s.