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// Energy 
// Story: The Essence of Existence 
// by pilord 
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Energy


All around us there is energy, it surrounds us, permeates us, and radiates from us. 

It is this energy which gives us the strength to wake up and the will to do so. 
It is this energy that gives us the courage to stand for what we think is right, even against those we trust. 
We gain this energy from our friends and loved ones, but also from ourselves. 
With enough of this energy, one can do things that they never thought they could. 
It can let you see things in a new way; or share a piece of yourself that you keep locked away. 
It can give you the strength to confront those that you love with your feelings, or help them with theirs. 
This kind of energy cannot be measured. This energy has no bound, it flows through all of us, formed by the bonds we share with others and the satisfaction we derive from ourselves. 
Some may call this energy the soul, but I would say that the soul is just the container for this energy. 
When it is shared, it grows; ever spreading, from friend to friend, lover to lover, and stranger to stranger, whenever one is kind. 
This is the energy to do what must be done when a decision must be made, or a task completed. 
This is the energy to tell someone that you love them; and also to hear that they don’t love you back. 

This is the energy of compassion, of kindness, of friendship, and of love; forever kept in the confines of one’s soul.