_scratches from the sand_


we are all struggling to maintain a strong and fearless front; we do so while assuming to know how the world works.

but what's wrong with fear? with ignorance? a little bit of these cannot hurt.

the truth is, i don't need to know everything. and clearly, no one expects me to. perhaps i am realizing this for the first time.

there are things that i keep on learning and relearning, yet there are things that i don't have to master and own. the latter are the ones that i should let go.

and so i let go. i know this much after all these years.

i cannot hold on to the sand in my hands for long. they have to pass through my fingers eventually.

and i won't catch anything that falls.