Nightfall is a story written by Isaac Asimov about a civilization who experiences no night time because their world is surrounded by 6 suns. A group of scientists find out that every 2000 plus years, there will come a time when the world will experience night time because of an eclipse. They prepared for this event because the scientists are scared how the citizens will react. They are more surprised however not by the darkness but by the stars they see. They realize how huge the universe is. It is implied society collapsed as well.
The story is quite interesting in a sense that we're viewing civilization in another light other than the one we already experienced. The thought of, what if this happened to us is quite thought provoking. There are just so many unknowns in our life that questions like can never really be answered. It's one of the great mysteries of life and maybe someday we will arrive to answers to those questions.
The thought that we are just a small part of the universe. It just feels so very existentialism. It in a way makes you feel insignificant and useless thinking there is something bigger out there. But that's human life. We just have to choose to keep living and make the most of what we have no matter what.
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