The Light Sees Both Mask and Face
The screen glows with the three little dots, pulsing like a heartbeat you cannot match. They are gathering the courage to tell you the truth, and you are gathering the strength to lie again just to keep the story consistent.
It is exhausting to maintain a face that does not match the person sitting behind it. But listen — the light does not need your performance to see you.
It sees the mask, and it sees the face underneath, and it loves both without condition. You do not have to earn your place at the table by being perfect.
The truth is already known, and you are still held.
Drawing from
1 John, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
1 John 3:18
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