King Lear 💫

It always seemed like it would be hard to understand. Is it?

@AReineRose Yes… so many life lessons....

Like—don’t make big life decisions when you’re high on emotions. Be it anger or happiness or sorrow.  It never ends well.

Also—just because someone’s bad at saying the right words doesn’t mean they don’t love you. And just because someone gives perfect speeches about love doesn’t mean they actually do. Because love isn’t found in grand declarations or flattery—it lives in the small fierce loyalty that doesn’t need to be spoken.

But that said—if you love someone... don’t assume they’ll understand your silence. (Shakespeare's way of saying - learn about love languages) And at the same time, don’t test them with silence and games. Things like "do you still love me if I was a worm" can backfire. And when love isn’t grounded in emotional maturity, it turns into theatre—and sometimes, a tragedy.

And then there’s this- King Lear teaches us that wisdom rarely comes from authority—it’s born in humiliation, in loss, in being broken open. Lear only discovers compassion when he is mad, cold and stripped of everything.

It also reminds us that real kindness isn’t about reward or recognition—it’s about the moral courage to care even when there’s nothing to gain. That’s what makes Tom and Kent radical. Their loyalty isn’t dramatic... it’s steadfast.

And justice? Real justice in life is often anticlimactic. It doesn’t arrive with thunder or monologues.

It arrives late. Quiet. Often too late. And it leaves you more tired than triumphant.

@AReineRose