Even though we only live once,
we can always start over.
We can resume the journey
we had stopped.
Even though we stumble and fall,
we can rise again.
Even when we think it is all over,
we can still rebuild.

We will try confronting it once more.
We will try engaging with it once more.
We will try believing in it once more.

Life is harsh.
But that is why
An unexpected light shines through.
This path
will never end
unless we give up.

Keiko Takahashi
2026.8.1