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Zahabiya Nuruddin's avatar

This is hauntingly beautiful, thank you for sharing! I felt this so deeply, loved the way you described the way the music feels.

JJ Janeš's avatar

I am sure my fusion is not the soundtrack for your intense Sahara adventure, but the algo/universe popped your story up to my feed, and I don’t believe in coincidences. I hope your travels continue and you feast on that food for the soul…

Syira's avatar

So beautifully written! There’s something about both the piece and the song that feels deeply calming.

“A landscape outside, a landscape within” has been playing in my head all day.

Yeah. It’s the strength of that inner landscape that holds us steady when we fall, because that sense of belief goes beyond everything, and with a clear direction, it gives us quiet confidence in our journey through this world.

JJ Janeš's avatar

Thank you yet again, Syira. I am glad you like it. I just added the “music video” to the article.

I’d not done a desert piece before. Beauty is everywhere. With recent news, especially yesterday, I felt inspired to shine a light on a place, and culture, that some of us in the West do not understand or value. It’s less about the external landscape and more about our internal humanity, to me,

Syira's avatar

I felt that. The world lately feels heavy, human life seems cheaper, and so much of it revolves around the material, leaving many feeling empty and without direction.

Still, I appreciate you shedding light on something many don’t take the time to see. 🙂

JJ Janeš's avatar

It feels heavier, but the weight never changes. Just our scales. The past year needed to happen, as context and a cautionary tale we will forever remember, when the load feels much lighter everywhere, soon.