The Horizon That Remembered
When Distance Learned to Speak
The travelers claimed the horizon was only an illusion, yet one wanderer insisted it was alive. Every morning, he walked toward it, and every evening it retreated. One dusk, as the sky turned silver, he finally understood: the horizon mirrored his desires. When he sought answers, it expanded. When he sought peace, it softened. When he stopped seeking altogether, it faded into the quiet. In that disappearance, he realized the truth—some distances only exist to guide us toward ourselves.
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