The fire is necessary. It burns away what no longer belongs. But without a frame, fire consumes everything. Passion without purpose becomes destruction. I’ve learned to build frames—rituals, rhythms, boundaries—not to contain the fire, but to give it shape. Today, I don’t fear the flame. I give it form.
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