12.3.24

Moth to a flame

(red crimson remix)

Satisfaction is an Ouroboros; it comes from the chase of itself. Just as a runner cannot stop running because, if they stop, they may never start again, we can never stop suffering because we fear the peace that awaits us if we do.

It is better to die young than to die old. It is better to die strong than to die frail. This is the paradox that charges our lives. This is the paradox that leads us to ruin.

We fear change so we tell ourselves this lie. We fear becoming stale; we fear becoming something different. We fear that we are losing value.

Joy is found when we move past the fears we carry, but that journey, no matter how trivial the fears, is one that takes a lifetime to complete.

Find peace in the growth; do not halt yourself in fear of the end. Life continues on no matter how many stages of life you go through, no matter how many endings you come across.