⛥𝕬𝖒𝖕𝖍𝖔𝖇𝖊𝖙⛦

An End approaches.

That much is clear. But sometimes, signals get crossed.

Have you ever heard of the Tetris Effect?

Sometimes your brain gets so used to operating in a certain context that it tries to continue operating there even if that context is no longer valid. This often manifests as your brain briefly attempting to apply video game logic to the real world. I've experienced it many times, but this one's a doozy.

We are approaching An End. My mind understands that all too well, but it sometimes seems to forget the context.

This manifests as pangs of melancholy and grief directed at things that are not, in fact, ending. My job. My town. People, places. Random elements of my life.

I wonder if, on a certain level, my brain thinks that I am dying.

I'm not, of course. Life will go on.

After all, it's not the end of the world, no matter how much it may seem that way.