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~Shenzao
Change comes for all of us, and stasis decays. Chaos without order is uninterpretable. Who are we in this entropic world, and is it too late to comprehend the answer?
Change comes for all of us, and death is her hand. Their knights of plague, famine, and war compete in the hearts, minds, and histories of our peoples for superiority, but they fall short of a rising star. Innovation, a child of the kingdom of order, is sworn to change, learning to build from instability something which may outlast the last iteration.
Order is our bastion, a kingdom of laws. Physical laws give shape and consistency to experience. Mathematical laws offer the same to our imagination. Laws of the people by way of norm, creed, or government give rise to societies. So it is that law became the hand of order, and their knights stand stalwart at the gates. Yet, law was born of the kingdom of change, rescued by order, and given purpose. Even now, law's heritage seeps into the frameworks it has created, shifting them to bring greater order.
These kingdoms of the void are vast and interleaved. Their wars and treaties are many. In their struggle to become, all that is has, and all that won't watches with interest from the darkest reaches of the depthless domain. There goes another - a burst of energy, the fireworks which entertain the watchers. How quickly it has cooled, and how quaint a cluster. See there, in that one is a spiral worth observing, for it personifies the wars of old. In that arm, about that star, third from it in orbit. Which kingdom will claim it?
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I have a mate:
If I tried for even a moment to describe her, I'd fail. Words will never be enough to convey either how she makes me feel, or how I feel about her.
"Good, better, and best. Never let them rest until the good is better, and the better is best."
I'm sure someone wants a reference of my character. I'm sure they'll know where to look.
Change comes for all of us, and death is her hand. Their knights of plague, famine, and war compete in the hearts, minds, and histories of our peoples for superiority, but they fall short of a rising star. Innovation, a child of the kingdom of order, is sworn to change, learning to build from instability something which may outlast the last iteration.
Order is our bastion, a kingdom of laws. Physical laws give shape and consistency to experience. Mathematical laws offer the same to our imagination. Laws of the people by way of norm, creed, or government give rise to societies. So it is that law became the hand of order, and their knights stand stalwart at the gates. Yet, law was born of the kingdom of change, rescued by order, and given purpose. Even now, law's heritage seeps into the frameworks it has created, shifting them to bring greater order.
These kingdoms of the void are vast and interleaved. Their wars and treaties are many. In their struggle to become, all that is has, and all that won't watches with interest from the darkest reaches of the depthless domain. There goes another - a burst of energy, the fireworks which entertain the watchers. How quickly it has cooled, and how quaint a cluster. See there, in that one is a spiral worth observing, for it personifies the wars of old. In that arm, about that star, third from it in orbit. Which kingdom will claim it?
----
I have a mate:
If I tried for even a moment to describe her, I'd fail. Words will never be enough to convey either how she makes me feel, or how I feel about her.
"Good, better, and best. Never let them rest until the good is better, and the better is best."
I'm sure someone wants a reference of my character. I'm sure they'll know where to look.
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Hello, how are you today?
2 months ago
Here we are again.
How have you been? Well, I hope.
How am I? I'm glad you asked. That's thoughtful and kind of you. You didn't ask? That's alright. I understand. You read the question, and in your inner voice, it was asked clearly enough. Is that cruel?
Nevermind all that. I'm doing alright.
It has been nearly three years since I posted Let the end mark the beginning. Isn't that wild?
I should say that I've made no progress at all in those reflections. Instead, I got the degree, started another one, rolled down several life hills, and fell into industry to pay medical bills.
I'll go back to the academics in time. That's where the interesting problems live.
Anyway, a year or so after that long journal and the following mental exercises and reviews, I started therapy properly for the first time in over a decade. It's been very helpful. I can't recommend it enough to others. Please get help. Help is good for you - like water, but for your sanity. Don't think you need it? I waited too long to allow myself to believe it was necessary. There's cost associated with that. Save yourself the cost.
Much like she who keeps my heart and mind in check, I may soon start to participate here again.
Music? I've written some since then.
Pictures? I've drawn nothing of note, but I've ordered a tablet. When it gets here, I'll see about learning to use one again.
Writing? I haven't shared writing here before now, but it's tempting.
We'll see how it goes.
I'm back again. Whether it's for the moment or for many is as of yet unwritten.
How have you been? Well, I hope.
How am I? I'm glad you asked. That's thoughtful and kind of you. You didn't ask? That's alright. I understand. You read the question, and in your inner voice, it was asked clearly enough. Is that cruel?
Nevermind all that. I'm doing alright.
It has been nearly three years since I posted Let the end mark the beginning. Isn't that wild?
I should say that I've made no progress at all in those reflections. Instead, I got the degree, started another one, rolled down several life hills, and fell into industry to pay medical bills.
I'll go back to the academics in time. That's where the interesting problems live.
Anyway, a year or so after that long journal and the following mental exercises and reviews, I started therapy properly for the first time in over a decade. It's been very helpful. I can't recommend it enough to others. Please get help. Help is good for you - like water, but for your sanity. Don't think you need it? I waited too long to allow myself to believe it was necessary. There's cost associated with that. Save yourself the cost.
Much like she who keeps my heart and mind in check, I may soon start to participate here again.
Music? I've written some since then.
Pictures? I've drawn nothing of note, but I've ordered a tablet. When it gets here, I'll see about learning to use one again.
Writing? I haven't shared writing here before now, but it's tempting.
We'll see how it goes.
I'm back again. Whether it's for the moment or for many is as of yet unwritten.
Avok