A.J. Darkholme

Sometimes we exist long enough to lead the next generation; other times, only to plant a seed and let its resonations of our time here on Earth ripple into new waves.

We live our days in the microscopic, but something within us calls us to dream in the cosmic _ every one of us. And within us exists those two worlds: the world as it is and the world as we think it ought to be.

It is unwise to waste in thought what could be earned and secured in action.

Being a leader is not about finding ways to get others to serve you, but knowing how to serve your followers.

Time doesn't always heal all wounds.

Though there is much we still want, there is much we already have, and that means we have much to lose as well. It__ that potential loss that can keep us bound so tightly that we never reach our biggest dreams, because the biggest dreams require the most risk.

Where there is desire, the means to fulfill it are endless.

Trust is always a risk, but when placed in the right people after a trial period where they prove themselves worthy of it, it is a reward transcendent of all the emotional mire that bogs down a person__ potential.

In times of war, skepticism can be just cause for execution.

Admiration provides no saving grace for the inconvenient.

Presenting a humble façade gains trust; flattery appeals to ego; combine the two to gain an ego-based trust within someone, and you will find in your hands a judgement clouding tool second only to love.

Sometimes it feels like you have nothing, or aren't going anywhere, but while you__e waiting for fortune to deliver you, there is always something you can do to help yourself, or teach yourself to better your situation.

We all need to humble ourselves from time to time and expose ourselves to new perspectives and ideas, even those of the non-experts, or else our growth potential gets weighed down with the ignorance of ego and habit.

Sometimes the best way to learn a lesson isn't just hearing the words, but putting it into practice by experimenting with it and finding its truth for yourself instead of taking someone else__ word for it.

When you give meaning to even the most meaningless of things around you, you will always stand to be taught something new, have what you already know reinforced, or be reminded of what you've forgotten.

The weakest link in any chain of security is not the technology itself, but the person operating it; iron gates have no compassion to appeal to, nor fears to exploit, nor insecurities to use to one__ advantage. They are, however, operated by us _ by beings of unlimited vulnerability and limited energy. Why waste time brute-forcing what can be easily circumvented by a clever façade and a crimson tongue?

It is the crimson tongue that paints the world others think they see.

Words give inspiration, nothing more. You want redemption? The very thing you seek inspiration for? Fight for it like your life depended on it, because it always does.