Ray

through love and light

[silvisacademia]

don't dismiss other people's realities. accept them and move on

[silvisacademia]

Be kind. To yourself, to your friends, to our Earth, to the universe. And good things will come your way. And not because it's some sort of negotiation, but because the love and light you put out into this world will fill you up as well and they will attract the most beautiful of opportunities and energies this life has to offer . Be kind love.

[silvisacademia]

to fall in love a thousand times over, to hold hands at night while walking by the sea, to watch the stars fall while wishing for all the beauty in the world and for the chance to witness it together. To hug tight in random moments for the sake of comfort.

[silvisacademia]

If the Earth doesn't go up in flames, wouldn't it be fun to collectively pretend that Sherlock Holmes was real? And delete all evidence that he is fictional? And just confuse the shit out of future historians?

[silvisacademia]

Hovering over valleys, crowds and markets, looking at the view and moving around... always moving...adoring every bit of this reality, finding comfort in every ray of light and in every fold of the shadows, in every drop of rain and sea, amongst crowds of people and in the confidence and two-people seat... yet, that hollow feeling in my chest remains. I laugh, I run, I act, I rest, I hunt, I let the warm glow of the sun burn away the sorrows of the past, yet, there it is again, that hollow feeling in my chest, waiting at the end of the ride... May a brighter morning come, may the sea wash away our scars, may that warm glow of the sun sink in and purify the last of us

[brightwanderer]

I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.

Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it’s a “failed” business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don’t actually want to keep doing that, you’re a “failed” writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it’s a “failed” marriage.

The only acceptable “win condition” is “you keep doing that thing forever”. A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a “real” friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a “phase” - or, alternatively, a “pity” that you don’t do that thing any more. A fandom is “dying” because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things.

I just think that something can be good, and also end, and that thing was still good. And it’s okay to be sad that it ended, too. But the idea that anything that ends is automatically less than this hypothetical eternal state of success… I don’t think that’s doing us any good at all.

[silvisacademia]

If I have ever learned anything through life, it's those four things :

- TRUST your intuition! Your instincts and gut feelings! Your mind and your heart can speculate a LOT, but there are some things that you just *know*, some things that just feel right and the more you follow your intuition, the more helpful insights there will be.

-Be kind to people and let them prove you wrong. Don't be rude to others, everyone has their own shit to deal with and being kind isn't going to cost you anything. You can let off steam in other ways, that are not harmful to anyone. And allow yourself to be surprised.

- Things do fucking get better. I know that it sounds stupid, but eventually- somehow - the pieces start falling into place.

-Modesty is overrated. Don't go on the other end of the spectrum and be arrogant or overbearing, but recognize your advantages and use them! No matter what that is, your brains? your looks? your confidence? your curiosity, ambition, creativity? whatever it is, recognize its existence and work with it! The world is your stage, own it.

[silvisacademia]

I don't take "what type of fruit are you" quizzes on 3am just to fall deeper into existential angst (!!!) why the fuck do you care if I have found my pAsSiOn in life

[silvisacademia]

said it as a joke, but turns out I am a mango-

and a fucking wizard apparently

[silvisacademia]

Listen, honey, I'm not gonna go quietly, I won't die from some monster-child of covid or some shit, you're gonna need to kill me with a sword or smth else fancy and heroic, otherwise I'm not staying down-

[silvisacademia]

I don't take "what type of fruit are you" quizzes on 3am just to fall deeper into existential angst (!!!) why the fuck do you care if I have found my pAsSiOn in life

[jackalopiel]

100 good questions to ask your friends at 4:02 am when you can’t sleep (can also function as an asks list)

Are you bothered by your cosmic insignificance?

Do you mourn for a place or person you’ve never known?

Do you really think there is somebody for everybody?

Do you place any value in gender roles?

Do you have to be related to be family?

Are your platonic relationships just as valuable as romantic or family ones?

Are you in love? Do you want to be?

Do you think you can put love into categories (family, platonic, romantic, etc.) or is it just one general sensation?

Would you be happy with a life without romance? 

Are you always going to be a little in love with somebody?

Would you change your appearance if you could?

Do you have the feeling you’ve lost something you might have had in another life - whether it be a person, a place, a world, a language, etc.?

Do you believe in reincarnation?

Would you want to be reincarnated?

Do you think you’re special, or just another person amongst billions? Can you be both?

Do theoretical ethical debates have any value? Is it important people discuss ethical dilemmas, e.g. the trolley problem?

Did you have imaginary friends? Do you still have them?

Are you religious? Do you think your religion is ‘correct’?

If you aren’t religious, do you wish you were? Why?

Do you want a grand adventure?

Do you have somebody, whether it be a friend or stranger, who you think you could have loved if the circumstances were different?

How long does it take you to fall in love with somebody?Is the sensation of ‘falling in love’ or ‘being in love’ better?

Is love about convenience or something more? Can it be about both?

Do you think you really understand your gender and sexuality?

How fluid is your concept of gender and sexuality?

What’s the most life-changing choice you’ve made so far?

Are you afraid of growing old?

Would you want to live forever? How about for a billion years, a million, a millennium, a century?

Do you believe in some form of god/s?

Are your choices fated or of your own free will?

Do you have a hunch about how you’re going to die?

Do you believe in star signs?

How old do you have to be to be considered an adult?

Was your childhood happy?

What are you missing from your life?

Have you ever met someone who had a very similar personality to your own? Did you get along?

Do opposites attract?

Is your life what you expected it would be five years ago?

Do you know what you want out of life?

What makes a person ‘good’? Are you a ‘good person’?

What fundamentally matters do you?

Is freewill an illusion?

Do you create art? How do you define art?

How often do you lie? Is all lying inherently bad? Are you generally truthful?

Do you want to be remembered after your death? What for?

Is true world peace ever possible?

Do you have to suffer to truly understand the human condition? What is the human condition? How can you really experience it?

Are you free? Will you ever be? Can anyone be truly free?

Do you hold yourself to higher standards than you hold others?

What do you expect from a friend or partner?

What question could you ask to find out the most about a person?

Do you justify all your beliefs or have you just inherited/absorbed some?

Which beliefs do you have that is most likely to be wrong?

Can human really understand the complete nature of the universe, space and time?

Is a conscious what makes someone a person?

What do you think about artificial intelligence?

Do you thinks humans are obsessed with escapism (books, video games, movies, etc.)? Are you looking for an escape? Do you think that’s a bad thing?

Are we eventually going to ‘run out’ of new combinations for music, art, language, etc.? Is there a limit to human creativity?

What do you think the next era of music will be like?

What do you think the next era of fashion will be like?

Do we live in tumultuous times, or do they just seem so strange because we’re living in them?

Would you want to meet a clone of yourself? Would you like them?

How confident are you, really?

How consistent is your perception of time?

What age should people be allowed to vote? Should children and teenagers be allowed to vote?

How do you feel about the idea ‘an eye for an eye’?

What’s the worse thing a person can be?

How do you feel about monogamy?

Can you be in love with someone and still fall in love with someone else?

What’s the tragedy of your life?

Would your life make a good play?

Should people be prosecuted for crimes that weren’t considered crimes at the time?

Would you fight for your country? Do you feel a sense of loyalty to your nation?

Do you believe in gender equality in every aspect?

Do we have a moral obligation to care for others? To what extent?

Do you crave approval and/or praise?

Is there comedy in all tragedy and tragedy in all comedy?

Are you ever going to be satisfied?

When you are sad, do you listen to music that conveys your emotions or music that makes you happy?

Is your music organised by mood or sensation or do you just listen to everything at any time?

Would you marry a friend if they needed you to (e.g. for citizenship)?

Are you a deep person?

Given the chance to live your life on Mars, with no hope of returning to Earth but with the promise of scientific discovery and glory, would you take it?

Are you who people think you are?

Do you think you would be happier if you had been born a different gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationality or religion?

What’s your toxic trait? Are you trying to improve yourself and fix it?

Do you anger easily?

Are you a jealous person?

If you lost all your memories, would you have the same personality?

Given the chance to reset your life (with none of the knowledge you currently have), would you take it?

Is hate as strong as love? Who do you hate?

Do you speak multiple languages? Which do you dream in? What language would you want to learn?

Do you draw meaning from your dreams, or do you disregard them?

How would you describe yourself when you love? Do you love forcefully, unconditionally, gently, quietly, desperately?

Is unrequited love real love?

Is your perception of yourself similar or the same to how others perceive you?

Are you overly analytical?

Do you ever feel that you are really a terrible person, and only act good out of societal or some other obligation?

Do you believe in magic? Are you superstitious?

What belief do you have that isn’t logically grounded, but you still firmly believe in?

[poetry-siir]

“I crave the most innocent parts of a relationship. Like holding hands, forehead kisses and being able to tell someone how much I adore them…”

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[silvisacademia]

My favourite subject is history, as in the Library and Gardens of Alexandria, Greek mythology, Indigenous people's of America culture, the history of astronomy and astrology, revolutions etc.

NOT as in racism and slavery, fascism, sexism, 'make *certain country* great, again', dictatorship, homophobia, praise of a certain religion etc.

Yes learning about the shit of history is extremely important, but some teachers and historians praise these dehumanizing aspects of history ( mainly cishet old white men, who would have guessed ) and I don't want to be associated with them.

[silvisacademia]

a few days back a friend told me that I reminded her of Måneskin. I- I love me-

[silvisacademia]

This world will never be enough for me. I'll never get to lead an army into battle and drink to our victory. I'm never gonna be the first wanderer to map the skies and lands of an unknown world. But, gods, will I try to. My mind is one of an explorer, a wild soul that cannot be tamed, but can be lost in books, music and poetry. A spirit that is kept alive thanks to the beauty of nature, whose eyes are filled with stars. Such a soul knows no death. I have roamed the Earth since the begging of time, searching for that spark of excitement that will ignite a fire. I have had millenia to adore what I am and what I've conquered and learned, but it will never be enough. I don't want it to be enough. An explorer with no places to go, or no hope to drive them, is dead. Thus, I have given myself to immortality.

[silvisacademia]

oh to meet up with friends at 5am and find a spot in the forest where we'll sit and read poetry, make jokes about it and then start talking about fantasy creatures and how they could be hiding in any corner

[silvisacademia]

yesterday I finished Anne with and "e" and I adore it with my whole existence. It is now my favourite series next to Sherlock. Honestly it's on a whole other level. The characters, the issues addressed, the scenery, the music, everything was perfect.