Hereditas: Onus et Donum
Inheritance: Burden and Gift | Part II of Venae Fractae Fati
The gift of life.
The burden of living.
What do the ancestors provide—
Continuance? Comfort? Conformity?
Many have spoken of nature and nurture—
but what of the tangle between?
This is the second piece in a brief trilogy—
the inner voice, caught in those vines.
A gift in blood.
Inheritance.
Echoes as guides.
Instinct.
Marrow—cracked past reinforces mine.
Evolution.
Past remedies ease new trauma.
Adaptation.
Yet, here I stand.
Isolation.
Wanting more.
Ambition.
Wondering what and how.
Confusion.
Striving onward.
Determination.
Finding mine.
Creation.
Passing down.
Inheritance.
What is more—
the gift we receive,
or the one we give?
Each wrapped in inheritance.
Each blurred by ambiguity.
If you missed Part I, find it here: Sanguis ex Cruore
Part III: Via Negata will follow soon.
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Truly an excellent trilogy. Really hammered home the tone
This piece really makes you think about the whole idea of inheritance. It's not just about what we get from our ancestors but also what we pass on. I wonder how much of our own journey is shaped by the gifts and burdens they left us. And what does it mean to find our own determination in the middle of all this ambiguity? Can't wait for Part III.