Because if the whole universe could just explode out of Nothing and then just Be, don't you see that the opposite could also be true? That it is possible to implode and Un-Be as well as to explode and Be? That it's possible to implode and Un-Be as well as to explode and Be? That all human beings, Napoleon Bonaparte, for example, or the emperor Akbar, or Angelina Jolie or your father, could simply return to Nothing once they're...done? In a sort of Little, by which I mean personal, Un-Bang?
In the quoted passage from Salman Rushdie's "Luka and the Fire of Life," the author contemplates the concept of existence and non-existence. He suggests that if the universe can emerge from nothingness, it stands to reason that it could also collapse back into nothingness. This idea poses a philosophical question about the nature of existence itself, highlighting the duality of being and not being.
Rushdie further illustrates this notion by referencing notable figures, emphasizing that all humans have the potential to return to nothingness once their time is over. This "personal Un-Bang" implies that every life, regardless of its significance, ultimately leads back to the void from which it originated, provoking thoughts about life, death, and the cyclical nature of existence.
