• z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
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    21 hours ago

    The question has never been whether this too shall pass, the question is whether you are a passive observer or an implementing hand.

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      20 hours ago

      To me personally it’s an uplifting reminder for when my mental health is poor. You can interpret it as a political statement if you like; for me it’s a reiteration that scars will fade.

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        17 hours ago

        Honestly wouldn’t place bets on that. Member of “the forgotten generation” here (and I simply cannot express just how apropos that moniker is for me personally), and I’m already over seven years beyond when my father passed. Granted, he could be a heavy drinker at times, and liked to smoke a pipe while I do neither, but still…