by Weeks, Brent
People call others ‘gifted’ when they don’t want to believe they’re worse at something because they’re not willing to put in the work excellence requires.
“Strength is a choice. Courage is a habit. Unfortunately, cowardice is, too.”
with the same kind of sea demon bone that made the tygre
We see others not as they are but as we see. We see ourselves not as we are but as we see—and as we are seen, for we each cast our light on each other, too. Surrounded by those who cast only brutal light, we see some truth, and sometimes necessary truth, but a lie if we think it all the truth.