That1Cellist

Are we not among the stars?

Our world seems mundane when compared to those far distant from our current place. We go through cycles, day by day, dreaming of places beyond what we know, dreaming of being beyond what we can be.

But a tiny voice whispers in our minds: "You have potential beyond what your mind can understand.You are loved by a being that has created worlds, and he sees fit for you to do the same. Stay strong. Stay steadfast. Do not doubt. For any flaws in yourself or your world can be fixed by the one who understands them fully, and with that help you will be better than any hero you have ever seen in the worlds of the pages."

We are among the stars, and are children of the one who made them. Children we are; lost, foolish, stubborn, indeed. But we can learn. We can grow, grow up, grow towards the destiny that each of us has in mind.

Can you keep that in mind? No matter what flaws you see in yourself at any time in your life, can you remember the love that is felt for you, and the being that you have the potential to become?

The longing is always there. The wish to join these heroes, the wish to become them. The wish to be something more than what we are, and the idea that being in those places would give us that.

For is it not easier to slay a dragon, to sail with pirates, to steal from a king…we could do it all. We want to do it all. Because, after all, the heroes aren’t fighting their own minds. The heroes don’t have to struggle to find purpose. They don’t have to feel guilty for being sad when life could not be going better. 

We could be heroes, yes. But heroes take what is given them, and they don’t shrink away. So are we villains? Are we weak? Or are we only humans, doomed to fail whenever we try, but cursed to stand up and try again? To try is to fail, but to fail is to learn. To learn is to grow, and to grow is to be better. 

If you never save a fair maiden, that doesn’t mean you aren’t a hero. If you never halt a war, that doesn’t make you less worthy to live. If you only save one soul, and if that soul is your own, you have succeeded.

You have not failed.

I have felt all those things at various times recently too, Cellist.

The one thing that has carried me through it is summed up really well in Rhythm of War

"You will be warm again."

There will always be another sunrise. There will be another good day eventually. Even in our darkest moments, we can know that things won't always be this way. Life is highlighted by change. We won't ever be exactly like our heroes in the books, but we can do our best to become like them. There is one big thing we can do to be like them. Whenever we fall, we can rise up again, no matter how long it takes.

"There will be times when the struggle is impossible. I know this already." "Remember this: Try."