Raya's Realm

I think everyone, at some point in their life, has held onto something they believed they couldn’t live without, whether it was a person, a dream, or even a version of themselves. We start to convince ourselves that this is all we need and start to build our whole world around it. Our thoughts revolve around it, our decisions are influenced by it, and our happiness starts to depend on it. Still, somewhere along the way, what felt like comfort starts to feel like pressure, and what gave us happiness gives us pain and hurt. And the toughest part here is we never realise that it's a burden, and since we aren't willing to let go of it, it hurts us more badly. Imagine that you are holding the wrong side of a thorn, a needle, or a knife, which you normally shouldn't do, but you don't know that it will hurt you, and you think it gives you a sense of safety.  "Never wanted anything as much as you Never crossed my mind that I could ever lose... Empty-handed, now...