I keep on revisiting this. You might not realize the depth of what he said. In urdu poetry, there is a concept where poets view God as a lonely being, so lonely that He created free willed humans for company. Loneliness is a Godly trait & whoever enters its realm meets God there
In Taoism, years of self-isolation are like thick ice frozen over the door of your heart.
The stupidest approach is to smash it with a hammer (forcing yourself to socialize or be outgoing immediately)—that will only shatter the ice and cut you. Taoism teaches "Wu Wei" (Non-forcing). You don't need a hammer; you need sunlight and a gentle breeze.
Don't try to "undo" it; try to "melt" it. Start by stepping outside for 10 minutes of sun, nodding to a barista, or keeping a plant alive.
When humans turns 25, they have to pick a sub-class:
nefarious bard
tailor
feudal lord
effete scribe
aimless country heir
court eunuch
toiler of the land
priest
aristocrat's child's tutor
knight
disgruntled baker
artist on perpetual wanderjahre
doomed sailor
bartender
Herodotus, in his Histories, humorously noted that women from other desert regions, when trying to display beauty or attract attention, often adopted Egyptian dress and customs. It is still the same in 2026, pure Lindy.
@WinterOuroboros@vikare06 We quite literally are not, anime production quality has significantly decreased in the past two decades and we will never have anything like FLCL again or any 90s OVA quality animation for that matter. What exactly are you talking about?
the mars x saturn square can feel as though all your energy has been depleted. wanting to do certain tasks but feeling like you can’t follow through, having big emotions but they’re not coming out right, making plans but not having the will to stand up & do them, etc. it’ll pass.