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Wasn't that what we were all doing in some way, trying to belong to something better than ourselves? Trying to evolve our thoughts and expand our minds to different exciting new possibilities. Wasn't that what escapism was all about?
“This might sting a bit.” She sprayed some antiseptic on the open wound, and I cursed like a pirate. “Nice… very ladylike,” she teased. “Sorry, next time it feels like my skin’s melting off, I will calmly say ‘Oh fiddlesticks, terribly sorry, my dear, but that did sting a wee bit.’
presumption is, after all, the mother from where all mistakes are born,”
Where love takes you, and the choices you made on which road to travel down… that wasn’t the point. And it wasn’t about the destination either, it was down to who you wanted on that journey with you, and who you needed standing next to you when you finally arrived.
You must understand that God gave life, but that it is your gift to do with it how you choose to live it. He does not dictate how you do this, nor does he negate your decisions. You must realise that he is neutral when it comes to your free will, you are a product of your own choices and this sometimes, no matter how terrible, well… they just happen for a reason,”
“Then answer me this… how can you know the good without the understanding of evil? How can you know happiness without experiencing misery, pleasure without pain? These things are essential parts of life that need to be faced and endured.”
