The man is a strange creature.
All his actions are motivated by desire, his character forged by pain.
As much as he may try to suppress that pain, to repress the desire, he cannot free himself from the eternal servitude of his feelings.
For as long as the storm rages within him, he cannot find peace.
Not in life, not in death.
And so he will do what he must, day in, day out.
The pain is his vessel, desire his compass.
It is all that man is capable of.
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What is life? Why do we need to do the things we must? Why can't everybody follow their desires? We must embrace our hearts, control our feelings and do what we must. Not everybody is privileged enough to live as they please. To struggle, to hustle and to persevere is life. All we can do, is hope... that little by little we reach closer to our destination.
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