Do You Know that God is in every creature, whether visible or invisible. There are infinite life forms between you and me, which are not visible even through a microscope, and God resides in them too. God resides as energy in all living beings, and within me, he is fully manifest.

We have little to live and much to know, and you cannot live if you do not know.

Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom

thing about deltora quest that only occurred to me in hindsight is not only just how much jasmine carries the entire party on this quest but also how genre-defyingly brutal she is lol. like, this is a kid's series that hinges on riddles and puzzles far more heavily than combat - even when deaths occur, they're often the result of cleverness in some way rather than straight up combat ability. that said, let's look at the villain kill count at the end of book five of eight of the first series:

- lief: 1 - even there it's with a well-thrown bottle of cursed water rather than his sword.

- barda: 0 - i'm not counting that one unnamed sand beast, that's an animal not a villain.

- filli: 0 - he is a squirrel, this is unsurprising.

- kree: 1 - killed an invincible sorceress all by himself, good bird best friend.

- jasmine: 5 - dropped a tree branch on a mf, drowned two cannibals in quicksand, cut a giant snake's throat, shoved a dude down a pipe full of toxic mold (after having to be told not to cut his throat while he slept jfc).

idk it just suddenly struck me as really funny how this one character who isn't the protagonist is almost from a different, far more brutal story, and uses that fact to consistently be the mvp and save everyone else's asses. i need to read this series again it's been too long.

I started reading beastars so now HE's reading beastars .wait

THEY'RE reading beastars

Our stay on this earth is so so short, we’re in such a dream state that we keep forgetting this truth

if i have to write a fix it! fic for gojo too i think i will actually lose it

natsukashii 懐かしい (adj.) "of some small thing that brings you suddenly, joyously back to fond memories, not with a wistful longing for what's past, but with an appreciation of the good times."

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The opinion came to me based on a tweet but I actually agree to the point that I like that Amity doesn't have a huge ambition or plot as a character.

You know, she fits her journey well as she just wants to be a free and independent girl,

Read fantasy books, live a corny story of teenage romance, learn new techniques of abominations for the pleasure of doing it and not the obligation to do. And above all, strengthen and fix her family/friendship ties and take care of others.

Moksha (liberation) is not difficult, the worldly life is difficult.

The wise should adapt themselves to the present, even when the past seems more attractive.

Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom

this was real im fairly certain

"The Lord loves a cheerful giver :)" I'll cheerfully give him these hands

Wealth and children are the adornment of this worldly life, but the everlasting good deeds are far better with your Lord in reward and in hope.

Surah Al Kahf Ayat 46