The suffering was ancient
2023/12/31
We're a couple hours away from the big number increasing by one.
Perhaps you've had a pretty good year, in which case I'm truly happy for you. Keep it up!
Perhaps you've spent another year in a seemingly endless nightmare, being neglected, sick, helpless, abandoned and forgotten, struggling your way through depths of despair you didn't think were even possible, let alone survivable.
Perhaps you look into the future with dread, having every reason to think that the worst is yet to come.
If that's the case, take a deep breath. I mean it, a really deep one.
You don't have to blindly rejoice in the passing of another segment of time.
Still, it was a pretty substantial segment. Whatever you did (or failed to do), it worked, and you're still here.
In my eyes, it makes you dedicated to life.
Dedicated enough that I think you might find it within your power to make one small promise. It's pretty easy, you've actually already been keeping that promise all along, so you don't have to do anything extra.
Promise me you'll stay.