I have never felt so light, as if the burden that once clung to me—of loss, of grief—has finally dissipated, unshackling my spirit. For the first time, there is peace, a quietude that permeates everything around me, as though nothing holds the power to disturb this newfound calm. No longer do I expend my energy on what does not return it in kind. Should something come, I accept it. Should it depart, I release it. What once weighed so heavily upon me now seems distant, as though I have risen above it all, or perhaps I have simply ceased to care, lost in an indifference that resembles peace—or despair. Either way, I no longer suffer at the hands of emotions stirred by others.
















