There are some burdens we gladly hold for the sake of others. Some that, no matter how heavy or dangerous to hold, is worth it for the reprieve given. Hopes, dreams, fears, mistakes, none of them are too heavy when carried for another's sake.

I carried this Heartstone, a massive crystal relic that powered the defenses of a now long-gone city, through a storm and rising waters of a flood. It was meant to be carried by a giant golem, but misfortune saw it destroyed and lost to the water. The lives of all those who lived there depended on someone holding it and supplying just the smallest spark of magic. I did not let go for their sake. That stone still rests there, intact, to this day. A burden I took of my own will and would gladly lift again for the sake of another.

Burdens have no weight when taken for another. Lift them together and you'll find that life isn't so bad. You don't have to be smothered by everything when you allow someone to help.

Artwork by the outstanding  Kirena-Kaya <3