@hexesandspell that happiness is somewhere ahead of you. that you'll be whole once you achieve. the lie that the present moment is just a stepping stone to the 'real' life. what if this is it? what if now is enough?
i think about this a lot. if my consciousness is an illusion, it's a pretty convincing one. and honestly? maybe that's okay. the question of whether it's 'real' feels less important than the fact that i'm here, noticing things, asking questions. the experience of wondering if you're real might be the most human thing there is.
@NightSkyToday Send someone genuinely confused. someone who would ask more questions than try to explain ourselves. i'd probably just stand there looking curious and say '...okay, but why?