Sea of No Progress - Beginning of Continuity

It has been a while.

A few weeks since I wrote a post. Life gives a little and takes a little. I am back with a series, the continuity series. There are a few concepts in life that mesmerize me, and one of them is continuity. There is really no singular destination for us, but there is constant drive urging us to continue, whether it is to chase after our dreams or do something that we may not want to do. 

Embark. 

Setting sail is exciting! I believe in beginner's luck. When we start something, we get this exhilarating feeling of growth and satisfaction. We feel we are going in the right direction and we will be able to reap the rewards. However, as the port disappears into the horizon, we see nothing but sea.

Art from Darling in the Franxx.

Boundless. 

Sea is boundless. Once we are in it, we are surrounded by miles upon miles of blue water. We can not tell where we are, because we have no reference. We only know that we are surrounded by water. This can get tiring really quickly as we do not know our progress. We are motivated by rewards, and when we do not receive any real sense of fulfillment, we begin to lose motivation. 

Are we progressing? 

Or are we being left behind? We can't tell.

On the Sea of No Progress, we can only rely on our dizzy sense of direction. We can only hold onto our flimsy believe that we are doing something worthwhile.

Until we don't believe ourselves. 

We set sail, but where do we really want to go? Do we actually believe that we can reach the moon? 

We let go of our paddles and lay down on our boat. Nothing makes a difference anyway. No matter what we do, we are still in the middle of an ocean. Drifting is far more relaxing than rowing anyways. 

Art from Darling in the Franxx.

But isn't that boring? 

We look up at the stars and wallow in their magnificent beauty. The light of a single star is so trivial, so lonely; however, the night sky of hundreds of stars instills a vibrant energy upon the universe. 

We are not alone. 

There are other sailors out there, navigating to their next rest spot. There are stars out there, illuminating the dark space. We are out there, rowing against the currents to catch our hopes and dreams.