#PyreSB : Why Sleeping Beauty Decided To Burn The World

But the Answers Didn't Come

PYRE XIV
But the Answers Didn't Come
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Danielle
While living in this sick world, I learned that it is not death but life that plays the cruelest jokes on us. Death is not harsh. Death is not brutal. Death is not wicked. It's just that life is so sadistic that we think that death is a part of it. We don't realize that death is our reprieve from the viciousness of life. We don't realize its kindness just like how we always misunderstand and suspect the kindness shown to us. Why shouldn't we? We're humans after all. Death is a hard truth. And humans like ignoring the truth. Humans like denying reality. That's why we easily believe, that's why we easily succumb, to the beautiful lie called life.

Yes. Life is a lie. The biggest and funniest lie in this cruel world. Ganyan ako magisip dati. At kung minsan, hindi ko parin yan maiwasang isipin. I can't help it. It's hard to change who you really are. But that was before I realized something about how the world works.

Nagbabago kasi ang katotohanan. At hindi mananatiling kasinungalingan ang isang kasinungalingan. Noong unang panahon, inakala nila na flat ang surface ng mundo. Sabi ng mga tao noon, cube ang shape nito. At dahil sa kapani paniwala nga ito noon, ito ang nagsilbing katotohanan ng mga tao. Samantalang naging isang kabulaanan at kasinungalingan para sa kanila na bilog ang ating mundo. Sabi nila, nasa gitna raw ng kalawakan ang mundo natin at umiikot dito ang mga iba pang mga planeta pati na rin ang araw. At dahil sa kapani paniwala nga ito noon, ito ang nagsilbing katotohanan ng mga tao. Naging isang kabulaanan at kasinungalingan para sa kanila na ang araw ang sentro ng ating solar system.

Pero alam natin ngayon na bilog ang mundo at ang araw ang iniikutan ng mundo natin at pati na ang mga ibang planeta. Ito ang nagsisilbing katotohanan natin. At ang paniwala ng mga tao noong unang panahon ay naging isang kasinungalingan na ngayon. Ang dating katotohanan ay naging isang kasinungalingan na, at ang dating kasinungalingan ay isang katotohanan na ngayon.

Why did that happen?

Simple lang naman ang paliwanag. Because a lot of people believed it. Kumpara noong unang panahon, mas maraming tao na ngayon ang naniniwala na ang araw ang sentro ng solar system. Mas maraming tao na ang naniniwala na bilog ang ating mundo. Majority rule.

This is how our world works.

It's a system where it is entirely possible for the blind to lead the blind when they are given a chance. It's a system where you cannot fit in, you cannot advance if you don't blind yourself. Majority rule is the rule of the world. And the majority of humans are idiots. And these so called idiots are the makers of truth.

No. Life is not a lie. We ARE the lie.

And after realizing that, after understanding that awful truth, I'm left with this over burdening feeling of...

"Emptiness," narinig kong sabi ni Sora. "I feel so empty." Yes, I'm left with this over burdening feeling of emptiness. How can something empty feel so heavy?

"Huh?" untag ko sa kanya nung hindi niya tinuloy yung sinabi niya. Tinitigan ko ang mukha niya pero wala akong makitang kahit anong emotion dito. Yes. Even his face is empty.

"Sabi ko I feel so empty." paguulit niya sa sinabi niya. "Ikaw ba?"

"I feel sad," pagsisinungaling ko. Ang totoo kasi, katulad niya, katulad ng nararamdaman niya, I'm feeling empty too.

Narinig kong tumawa siya ng mahina. Yung sobrang hina na ako lang na nasa tabi niya ang nakarinig dito. "I should've expected that you're feeling sad. Si Dany ka diba. You're supposed to be an angel." napangiti siya nang bahagya nung binanggit niya yung huling salita. Yung salitang nagsasabi na isang anghel ako.