Hi, everyone! Things have been going pretty well. I have started recording a lot of my pieces, which you can check out on my youtube. On the other hand, I am going to take a break from doing reviews. I don't have a plan for when I return to my review website, but I will no longer be updating that site. Thank you for all the support you've given me and I hope you enjoy all the new content I'll be providing! Onto the essay. There is light beneath us. I take the bus home on Tuesday nights and, oh, the journey is glorious. There is something beautiful about twenty-so people huddled in one vehicle, their individual dreams and worries whirling and slipping into one another’s consciousness. There is a unity underlined with discord that can only be described as light.
I think we sometimes forget that the people around us exist. They’re not just statues decorating our lives. No, they’re people with their own histories and beliefs. We have so many lives we live. Sometimes we’re simply the person sitting in the back of the bus. Other times we’re the person who gives up their chair for the girl who wants to be with her parent. We are still nobodies in both situations, yet we are there and glowing. I forget how big the world is. I get so caught up in my life and everyone I know that I disregard the countless people that make up the backdrop. I underestimate my appreciation for the boy and his father that pass me every morning. I overlook the people driving cars on my way to school. For all I know, this may be the last time I see these people. Most of all, I neglect those I don’t see. They may be a town or a continent away, but they are still living and, oh, they glimmer. I am the one who needs to pay attention and remember the light beneath us.
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AuthorI'm Darcy Ridge, creating stories that all revolve around family and identity in a myriad of ways. In the past, I have shared multiple stories and published a novella online. You can find me on Wattpad and many other social media websites. They/them [Image Description: black background with the words "Social Justice and Mental Health Resources" in white in the center /end ID]
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