The title is ominous only because the Sun maintains the energy potential to flare up and wipe out the solar system at any moment, even though what appears to be “bright” at the moment may be nothing more than an ordinary sunspot.
The Sword of Damoclese hangs above us all, though it never seems to drop.
“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.”
— Thomas Jefferson