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THE LIGHTNESS OF BEING ⟩ For a Friend Who Decided to Leave

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The writer reflects on how difficult it can be to remain hopeful and find joy during the lowest moments of life.
  • The piece says that when lightness finally returns, it can feel deeply exhilarating.

Ashilevi writes that the hardest thing in life is lightness. It does not arrive on its own.

There is nothing more difficult than keeping yourself afloat during life’s lowest moments, light enough to hope that somewhere ahead there is ground beneath your feet. It is equally difficult to find joy in yourself when clouds of worry block the sun above.

But when that lightness finally feels as real as sunlight or solid land, the writer says, it is wonderful, even intoxicating.

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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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