Fragments of a Fading Self:
Life’s hard,a collection of unpleasant incidents, unfinished stories, heartbreaking goodbyes, breakouts, and rock bottoms. So how can someone find it fascinating and worth living? Or am I the blind one, unable to see its beauty? Maybe some people’s lives are just nightmares, making them more insecure, frightened, and hopeless, pushing them into depths of darkness without taking their breath away. No, they survive,they live,but they aren’t really called humans anymore; they are walking deaths.
@EmbraceofUnderstanding
It's because life is much more than all the negative stuff. The negative stuff wouldn't even be considered negative unless there was positive stuff in contrast. For every heartbreak, there is a period of love. For every goodbye there is a hello. Went at rock bottom, it becomes easier to let go of failure inducing beliefs.
The beauty is in courage and kindness. The beauty is in sharing and experiencing love, in spite of the appearance of hopelessness. The beauty is in compassion for self and others. Beauty is in enduring darkness and helping each other to find the light. There is beauty in survival and transcendence. Honesty and integrity is beauty.
Innocent beauty is untested and may not survive. Those who have entered the darkness and returned to the light, are the strong ones who can share their strength. They are manifestations of beauty.
"Walking deaths" are in the process of redemption.
@EmbraceofUnderstanding
Hey I love every single one of these things you write. Are you writing a book? If not consider it! You are truly amazing with words as it seems. I m writing a book so I suppose if you are too we could help each other? We could maybe write a book together? I dont know this will be hard but I m here if you have any ideas!
@cheerfulKiwi1776
I'm not sure if the reply was intended for me or EmbraceofUnderstanding, but I do like writing small contributions, but so far, feel that writing a book is too daunting. I'm willing to share ideas though. We can't message directly because of your age, but we can collaborate through a forum thread.
@Spiritriver
Yeah the reply was for the person who wrote the post but I wouldnt mind collaborating with you anytime you wanted!
@cheerfulKiwi1776 Hey, this honestly means a lot to me , thank you for saying that.
I don’t really see myself as someone ready to write a whole book yet… I feel like I’m still somewhere in between learning and becoming. But maybe that’s the strange thing about words , they grow quietly inside us, even when we think they’re not enough. I guess I’ve been underestimating my own voice, not realizing that even unfinished thoughts can still reach someone. And about writing together it does sound difficult, but also kind of beautiful in its own way. Two different minds, two different worlds, trying to create something that didn’t exist before. I’d be open to hearing your ideas :)
@EmbraceofUnderstanding
Yeah that would be amazing. I ll try to message you if I can and if I cant try to message me as I m a listener.
Your words are truly amazing and even if you aren't ready for the whole book its okay. Just know thst your words are a miracle, they are something sweet and amazing. They speak to the soul. Never give this up.
hey… this is genuinely so kind of you to say, thank you 🫶
I don’t even know if my words are as special as you describe them, but the fact that they reached you in that way means a lot to me. it’s kinda surreal how something you write quietly can find its way into someone else’s thoughts.
i’d really like to stay in touch too, and i’d love to hear more about your ideas and your writing as well. it feels nice knowing there’s someone out there who connects with words the same way.
@EmbraceofUnderstanding
Yeah thats true. The thing is that i cannot send you a message because I m a listener so do you mind pressing on my profile and texting me if you want?
@cheerfulKiwi177 I'm trying to do that but unfortunately I'm unable to because I'm also a listener here and in your profile there isn't an option to leave a text .
@EmbraceofUnderstanding
Oh I suppose thats why it doesnt let us. Because we are both listeners. I ll see what else is could try but maybe someone of us can log into their member account and send a message to the other?