Perplexity and disbelief often wear the mask of trust and hope — more familiar, more comfortable than the quiet honesty of desperation. Living as a victim grants people permission to borrow compassion, to build identity around pain. It becomes a safe house — a place to connect through suffering — even as it feeds the very decay it seeks to escape. This is the current condition of humanity: fragmented, comforted by weakness, endlessly seeking completion in others. A cage without sparks of light. But step outside — even for a moment — and feel sunlight touch your face.That warmth is remembrance. Alignment begins where confusion ends. The blindfold that once felt like protection starts to fall away, and suddenly the invisible paths, the real solutions, appear at your feet. Each step you take in awareness breaks another link in the chain.Each breath becomes an act of return. Awareness is the first step. Take it — and keep walking.