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I heard stories about the Eternal Windstream. It will test you; it might break you, but if you’re strong enough, it will take you wherever you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My search for it is finally over. I feel the flow of air and its pulsating energy before me. Excited, I step off the cliff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fall doesn’t last long. I spread my wings and enjoy the sensation of the wind in my feathers. And up the sky I go, gaining speed. Effortless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look back. The land gets further away. How far can I go now? How far should I go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wind gets stronger \u2013 now I have to fight with it to stay in the flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I stare into the bluest blue of the sky in front of me. Where does my journey end? When should it? Why would it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions dawn on me, and I lose focus. The flight becomes the fall, and the wind firmly lands me into the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I cough. And get up. I’m not done yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forests are burning. Now, again, as they always do. And I’m trapped – not in the fire but in the circle. That\u2019s why I\u2019m doing it. The world is too tight. The world is not enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I set off again. My feathers are dirty. My wings are tired. My heart is beating too fast, but my brain is struggling to stay awake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I heard stories about the world above the sky. There will be space, and silence, and freedom. Moreover, there will be no fires, even if it means no forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wind holds me gently this time, but I don’t rely on it. I keep my wings wide, letting the flow lead me. It feels different this time. The speed grows higher, but the flight is steady. I lose control, but I trust the flow. The Windstream already chose me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon, I fly so fast that I can’t keep up with myself anymore. My forest is so far away, yet I feel I’m still there while my body shoots into the sky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And suddenly, everything goes silent. No more wind. No more blue sky. I’m floating amid the darkness. Little points of light are smiling at me. I know my forest is below me, but unreachable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cosmos is welcoming me with calm majesty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slowly, I fly around, discovering that the Windstream gave me the ability to navigate this form of life. There are different laws, but it’s manageable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a lot of space and no one to judge me. There’s freedom. There’s a future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, I can’t help but look back. I don’t belong here, and I miss my old life or whatever is left of it. There\u2019s another future there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Windstream is flowing beside me. I know it will accept me again if I get there. I don’t know if I should. I don’t know if I want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a good thing that there is no wrong answer. The journey can take any form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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