I don’t love life, but I love this universe and its wonder
I don’t love life, but I love this universe and its wonder.
I don’t have many friends, but every time I see the sky, I don’t feel so alone.
Because when I look up to the sky, it feels like the entire universe is my friend, and if they could speak to me, maybe, just maybe—
The sun would say to me: “You can still be strong and powerful, even when you stand alone. And no matter what people say about me, I will never stop shining. You shouldn’t, either.”
The stars would whisper: “It’s only in the darkness that I found my light. That’s how I became who I am.”
The trees would speak: “Sometimes, I have to lose parts of myself — like when I shed my leaves — in order to grow new ones that are better for me. You too… you’ll need to grow new versions of yourself if you want to survive the storms of this life.”
The seeds beneath the ground would say: “I may not be visible right now, but that doesn’t mean I’m not growing. I’m still fighting, even in this darkness.”
The wind would murmur: “You don’t have to always be seen to be meaningful.”
The mountains would rumble: “I wasn’t formed in a day. I was shaped by pressure, by eruptions, by destruction.”
The moon would tell me: “You don’t need to be as bright as the sun to be useful. Even a soft light like mine is needed in the darkest night.”
And the dawn sky would say: “Even after the longest, darkest night, I still show up. Bringing a new day, a new chance, a new hope. So, let’s make the best of it.”
I love this universe, and, maybe, I can love this life.
Hi, thank you for reading the whole thing, and, hi, it’s me, Alvi Syahrin, the author of ‘insecurity is my middle name‘, ‘loneliness is my best friend‘, ‘overthinking is my hobby, and i hate it‘, ‘sorry, my younger self, i cant make you happy… but i will‘. For now, it’s only available in Indonesia (and, sometimes, in Malaysia), but I hope it can be anywhere in this world… especially in your bookshelf. :)
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