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A Better World

I am unsatisfied with the default way we have been taught to view the world. I need to believe in something better, something more. I began this project to decide for myself what a meaningful life looks like. A Better World is an ongoing series exploring and reimagining the different aspects of life, with the goal of spending our days more thoughtfully, and with the purpose of making our tomorrows closer to our dreams of utopia.

Energy

Energy flows all around us and in us. The universe is just energy flowing. Wavelengths elongating and contracting. Energy getting excited and then calm. Movement and stillness. Transfer. The sun to the plants to us to the dirt to the insects to the frogs to the birds to the cats. We hum in melodious harmony with each other. I eat an apple and thank it for all the work in its creation. My organs take the energy and manifest it. What do I do with that energy? How to do I honor all the work that has been put into place? Do I speak poorly, do I lounge without purpose, do I cause harm? Or do I thank my body for manifesting so, for the tools it gives me? Do I run, do I climb, do I reach out to help others? To be alive, to channel the energy rather than let it sit stagnant and pool.

Vareesha Khan