You know when you think you're going to die but you don't? You're going to die one day. But you'll never know when it happens. You could get very sick but somehow not die. You could collapse in the middle of nowhere dead. That's exactly how i felt when i woke up from that asteroid collision. Sometimes you think you're dead when you're not. But that's just how things are. But you're life is worth living and it's there for a reason.

The moment i found the uranium was the most happiest moment of my life. Uranium is like the most important substance to living in space. Without uranium there's nothing to power life support. You could try solar panels but you have to find a strong light. It's just amazing how things just happen to go your way. Sure you crashed into an asteroid but you can fix that. You can fix your ship, you can go back home. But sometimes you can't just instantly go back home. It may take 1 day. It may take 50 years. You shouldn't give up on everything. You should at least try to survive.

It happened to be lucky that the refinery wasn't damaged. The refinery is what removes excess rock from the mineral. I don't think the reactor would like more than uranium in it. Getting the med-bay back on meant i could recharge my suit energy and live longer. But you can't live forever. Some time that uranium is going to go. You can't just hangout here. You've got to do something.

"The joy of fresh air. Reminds me of my time back in equestria as a wannabe wonderbolt."

I still remember the days where i used to dream of being a wonderbolt. That all changed. Space and engineering is all that is up to me now. That's what put me into my doom, but also kept me alive. Life isn't perfect but it's just there.

When i spotted the uranium i also spotted some iron. Iron is the second most important thing to life in space. That's the main source for most of the materials that are used in construction. With that iron i could start fixing up the ship. Or i could go and build a new ship. It wasn't easy to say that i wanted to build a new ship. But it's safer to fix up the ship i have so i can get home quicker. But sometimes you don't have the resources you need on one asteroid. You need to explore other asteroids.

"Why can't everything be on this one asteroid?"

It just can't ok? I learnt all this after my troubles in space. That is probably the meaning of life.

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