Lev Lazinskiy

Are we inside a Sarlacc?

The other day my friend Nathan told me about what a Sarlacc is. I’ve never really been into Star Wars but this specific thing stuck with me. The idea is that a Sarlacc is this creature that lives in the desert that looks like a big hole with teeth. If you find yourself inside, you are slowly digested over a thousand years.

C-3PO: “In its belly, you will find a new definition of pain and suffering, as you are slowly digested over a thousand years.”

If we ignore the obvious questions about how you survive past a few days without food or water, the thing that is stuck in my head is how unsettling the entire metaphor is. I immediately think about the universe and life itself. We are born into this slowly expanding (or is it shrinking?) pit and then are slowly digested over about a hundred years. A lucky few get to enjoy the ride, but overall it’s pain and suffering.

The universe is a Sarlacc.