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Instructions by which to Forget a Spirit

Step one: Breathe.
Step two: Stop breathing.
Step three: Breathe again if you so wish.
Now one may know the spirit that animates themself.

Step four: Speculate.
Step five: Stop speculating.
Step six: Feel the size and shape of what once was.
Now one is empty.

Step seven: Listen.
Step eight: Sleep.
Step nine: Dream.
May one be full again.

Dreams in A minor, vaguely.

Plans are good, but alone are moribund. Energy reserved for unplanned things makes life fun. Too few plans and life is flimsy. Plans bring structure, surprises bring life's secrets. We don't know how much we don't know until we are surprised! We must structure our lives to enough stability to be happy for the surprises! Without surprise, society is sociopathy. Without planning, society is aimless.

An online community about a tabletop game I never cared about was nearly killed. Good people.