Godseeker

[home_run_batter]

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To be one with nature is to accept the fleeting truth of one's own existence,
and that of everyone you know.

Tomorrow could be your last,
or your best friend's,
your lover's,
your brother's
and so on.

All things are cyclical. The constant culling and repopulation of wildlife,
ultimately leading to the flourishing world that nourishes mankind.
It is a perfect design in every single way.
Nature carries a beauty that is almost too grand to behold.

Yet it carries, too, the greatest terror of all.
All natural, living things must one day die.
Worse still, it is hardly ever when we are ready for it.
Most fawn are eaten alive by predators,
nearly no turtle will survive its journey into the sea,
even the most powerful magi may have children who are slain,
before they even become adults.

It is in Nemea's name that one should by all rights curse for these tragedies,
but She bears our grief, and mends the horrors we inflict upon each other,
without asking much in return at all.

Beloved Goddess of Grief,
can the troubles I've caused be repaired as well?
What of my soul?
Can it be returned to its natural order,
or will I forever contend with the damage I have done?

My prayers to you are offered in silence,
though they are offered all the same, over every meal.
Is that enough for you, really?

I hope so.