☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Having carefully listened to this monologue, which turned out to be much more profound than expected, Myco falls into deep contemplation, and then finally says: - I would like to dispel all your sorrows with one or two snappy motivational phrases, the kind you can find in crumpled pocketbooks, but in reality, there are no simple solutions. For better or worse, life is a difficult, yet absolutely natural form of the soul's existence in what we call the material world. It is not linear in nature – it has no predetermined path, and its ups and downs depend on the specific, subjective perception of it. The lives of the vast majority of people are filled with short-term and long-term difficulties and represent a burden. And yet, they do not die out, but continue to exist, and quite successfully, conquering new territories, inventing new machines, producing new goods – all that is commonly associated with the success of civilization as we know it. They do all this not because conquering, inventing, and producing is their deepest dream, but because these are the laws of the life offered to them and their own nature. The dualism of human nature lies in the simultaneous desire to escape difficulties and to overcome them head-on. An old man who has achieved everything he wanted in life and has retired will not enjoy the fruits of his labor in peace – he will die of old age and illness, while a grumpy, hundred-year-old shopkeeper, selling groceries and bending his back every day, will outlive some of his customers and, throughout this whole story, will be happy in his own way. And the dream? It's just a bonus to life, making it more enjoyable. Few people have it; most prefer to drift on the waves like a splinter, - Aiyano sighed. - What is your dream if you were to translate it into reality? Well, for example, to play the main role in the greatest play, to be on the front page of the newspaper. To repeat this n times. But life is not a book, and it does not end at this point. What then? The fact is that after achieving your dream, you will have memories of this happiness, which will warm your soul in especially cold seasons. Thus, the concrete realization of a dream is not an end in itself for life, but something that gives you energy to move forward and to reflect in the future. For now, you are in the first half of this journey – the dream is somewhere ahead, so far away, but at the same time so close. Try to turn all your sadness, bitterness, regret, ambition, and thoughts of a bright future into a creative impulse. After all, it is believed that true masterpieces are not born in a favorable environment, - the woman fell silent, then sighed. - I apologize. I started with contempt for motivational speeches, but it seems that in the course of the reasoning, I myself ended up on the same path. ... Nevertheless, my heart feels the correctness of this approach, - sitting on a bench with her interlocutor, Aiyano mindlessly twirled in her hands an ordinary store discount platinum card from another planet, with nine names scratched on it with a nail. - In the future, you will remember these hardships as something that you successfully overcame despite everything, and this will temper your character. The very fact that you are here and alive now, unlike your acquaintance, speaks to the fact that fate has saved you from further self-destruction through actions contrary to your nature. And true love? I implore you. Look in the mirror – you are a young, attractive girl, and your heart is in the right place; otherwise, you would not be so tormented by this situation. There will be someone who will share your feelings in their most noble manifestations. Aiyano lets her words settle, then adds: - For your own peace of mind, I recommend that you undergo a cleansing ritual. It is not long and not difficult, and it will ward off the evil forces that despair may have attracted. But for this, it is better to move a little further away into the park.