Pain

[Trixie]

The pain that echoes from the past is the pain that leaves it mark on your existence. 
For without pain you learn nothing of yourself. 
If you never learn you are to repeat history until death.

You look at pictures and wonder how much of yourself you gave. 
How much of who you are was dumped into that one segment of time. 
You don't remember what it is to love. 
You've forgotten how it feels, for that part of you is closed. 
Lost to the abyss, lest it be hurt once more. 
Despair not. Embrace the lessons that pain has to teach you. 
Life is what you choose to make of it, not what others choose for you. 

Let the pain drive you forward. To improve oneself. 
So that one day. You don't have to feel pain anymore. 
Until that day. Never surrender. Never give in to defeat. 
Drop to one knee. Recover, but always get back up. 
For you are not alone in the war. You will never be alone. 

Everyone and everything deals with struggle. 
To the caterpillar turning into a butterfly. 
To the business man locked in his office at 3 AM. 
You must let go. Free your mind to adapt. 
Adaptation is the key to being able to cope. 

Pain is the experience we all share. 
For it binds us together and weaves the tale of our existence. 
It molds us into who we are. How we think. How we adapt.
You must never give in to pain. 
Never relinquish control to that pain. 
For it may consume you without your knowledge. 

Defeat is not an option.

[Trixie]

Pain has an ally. A very strong ally. 
Apathy is the counter to strength that Pain will throw at you. 
You mustn't let Apathy catch you with your guard down. 

Hold the line. Cling to one thing you know you care about. 
It doesn't matter how farfetched it is. 
Think of nothing else and maintain composure.