1347: I never met any truly tough people.
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/07/29
I’ve met people better or worse at, well,
masking themselves,
who they are to the neighbour,
to the boss,
to the coworkers,
to their kids,
to their spouse,
and siblings,
and parents,
and the public, if they have any,
but, and you see this line,
especially to themselves.
In some sense,
the yearn to belong,
and its urge to conform,
is both comfort and curse,
as we each die alone in any case.
Where is the mirror in all of this, a pond on a clear moonlit night?
We do not even see ourselves,
as we do not even have a compass for the light after a while.
Reflections on echoes, thus diminished.
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