thinking about this quote in imagined cities by italo calvino,
"The inferno of the living is not something that will be; if there is one, it is what is already here, the inferno where we live every day, that we form by being together. There are two ways to escape suffering it. The first is easy for many: accept the inferno and become such a part of it that you can no longer see it. The second is risky and demands constant vigilance and apprehension: seek and learn to recognize who and what, in the midst of inferno, are not inferno, then make them endure, give them space."
it's just really nice. it makes me feel the way Be by Hozier does. it's motivating. it's about love as resistance. to nurture, even when everything seems to be failing and it's tempting to give up and go with the shitflow.
"there are many ways to escape suffering it" but it's not clinging to the non-inferno, passively hoping their prescence will save you
it's love as action. giving to them. caring for them. giving them space to be their own. escaping the inferno is not always just about you and your needs. it's offering yourself for the wellbeing of another too.
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