It gets worse before it gets better

Pack an umbrella and sunscreen

“Life doesn't fuck you once.”
– Ness

If things in life feel hard, here's something to think about: it gets worse before it gets better. This is neither good news or bad news. It's the God's honest truth, and you deserve to know.

It shouldn't be a surprise. Life isn't a chart that goes "up and to the right." Today isn't always better than yesterday. That would make every day the best day of your life.

"Up and to the right" is a fallacy held by the citizens of teenager empires. It's the tendency to tug the velveteen comfort of the past into the opaque glass future. It is to beg everything and everyone to stay the same.

Older civilizations, jaded by bitter experience, embrace the circle instead of the skyward ray. Samara, yin yang, rota fortunae. Nothing lasts forever, because there is no past and there is no future. There is only now.

Life is the cycle between order and chaos. Light and dark. Red and blue. You'll need sunglasses. You'll need an umbrella. You can do whatever you want. You'll never get it all done.

If things in life feel soft, here's something to think about: it gets better before it gets worse. The most generous sun is felled by gentle twilight. The most callous night is silenced by the quiet dusk. This is neither good news or bad news.