I was there on that fateful autumn afternoon. It was cold, but there were droves of people around town. The brown leaves matted the ground and the clouds gave the sky a subtle overcast tone. A nice day by all measures, yet we were all apprehensive, nervous, and most of all, afraid.

“Is there an afterlife?” was our shared thought as each person observed the distress taking form in the sky. Some were still skeptical, while others had already accepted their dismal fate.

It started a few minutes later. The clouds parted, the sky transmuted to a fiery orange cacophony, and that's when we saw it. A titanic rocky mass eclipsed the sun, vaporized the clouds, and ignited the stratosphere. Screams filled the air and a river of tears ran down the crowd’s face. Some knelt, either in despair or in hopes of a miracle.

From that moment on, countless fragments began to disperse. The meteor had crumbled, mercilessly striking the planet over and over again. We had been warned about the fall and knew, were it to happen, that there would be no escape. Yet, when we opened our eyes, a miracle was at hand.

Lithium was among us.

I was there. It was an autumn afternoon, it was cold but there were a lot of people around town. The brown of the leaves covered the whole ground and the clouds made the sky overcast, although it was a nice day, we were apprehensive, nervous, and afraid.

What would my life be like? It was what was going through the minds of each one present, the distress they observed in the sky. Some were skeptical, others had already accepted its demise.

A few hours later, it started. The clouds parted, the sky transmuted to fiery orange, and that's when we saw it. That gigantic rock covered the sun, chased away the clouds, and ignited in flames, screams filled my ears and tears ran down the faces of that crowd. Some knelt, overcome with despair or faith in a miracle.

From a moment on, thousands, maybe millions of fragments began to disperse. That meteor had broken up, hitting every part of the planet, without exception. We had been warned about his fall, we knew there was no escape, but in fact, a miracle happened. Many died, it is true, but the world and much of humanity was alive. I thought it was my end, but actually, it was the beginning. Lithium was among us.