Infinity times Infinity ∞ ∞

In a race between danger and indecision, the difference between life and death comes down to confidence. Faith in our abilities, certainly in ourselves, and the trust we put in others.

When at cross roads, my father was fond of saying “go with your gut.” “Intuition,” he said, “always has our best interests at heart". It’s a voice that can tell us who is friend and who is foe. Which ones to hold at arm’s length and ones to keep close. But too often, we become distracted by fear, doubt, or our own hopes and refuse to listen. Some think intuition is a gift. But can be a curse as well, a voice calling us from places that are better left unexplored, an echo of memories that will never die; no matter how hard we try to kill them.

They say let he who is without sin cast the first stone. And to be without sin requires absolute forgiveness. But when your memories are freshly opened wounds, forgiveness is the most unnatural of human emotions. Over time, we commit acts with intentions, either good or bad that require forgiveness.

To successfully create an illusion, the first thing you need is trust. But to perfect an illusion, the false reality must appear as authentic as the one it hides. Careful attention must be paid to every detail. The slightest of imperfections can, like a pin to a balloon, burst the illusion. And the truth behind the illusion becomes revealed.

Penance is a sacrifice; voluntary punishment shall remorse for a sin the more grievous the sin the greater the self-inflicted suffering for some the ultimate penance is death but for others it is simply it is a means to an end. To properly due penance one must express constriction for ones sins and perform acts to repair the damage cause by those transgressions.