It Can Never Be A Mistake To Try. Despite Despite Despite

it can never be a mistake to try. despite despite despite

i needed to read this

from ‘Bright Dead Things’ by Ada Limón

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022)

“To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart — that’s what life is all about, that’s its task.”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, from a letter to his brother

i don’t pretend to know the exact contours of your life. but i know the shape of pain, of loss. i know the feeling of staring your past in its eyes and being crushed under its icy gaze, under the weight of all of the decisions you haven’t made and the consequences of the ones you have. i know the gut wrenching feeling of putting your faith in the world and being let down once again. these feelings are as universal as music and art and sharing bread with the ones you love. maybe the great challenge of being human is finally understanding that we are not alone in this.