Arkhé
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  • Reads 45
  • Votes 9
  • Parts 10
  • Time 1h 31m
Ongoing, First published Dec 01, 2023
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Arkhé...

An endless search, a path without a goal, a horizon you cannot reach no matter how much you walk.

For many, this is the definition of a passion for knowledge, the meaning of philosophy, as each answer obtained is the cause of questions of greater complexity and depth.

For some, this is a senseless pursuit, for others, this is the goal that gives meaning to their existence.

After a life of difficulties, a person, like any other, mortal and fleeting, with their death already sentenced even before being granted life, like any other, achieved one more chance.

A faithful follower of knowledge, for knowledge is power, as power is knowledge.

With this new opportunity that he wove into reality, he will advance on his path without rest, not before mountains, oceans, and empires, he will not stop, not before the skies, earth, and death, he will not hesitate.

For the purpose of life is that which satisfies you, that which allows you to depart without regrets.

In his case, one goal shone above all, a life that he wanted to achieve: to understand reality and become immortal.

Although two goals in the eyes of many, both go hand in hand. The omniscient can and must obtain omnipotence to reach that height, while the omnipotent can and must obtain omniscience for it, just as there is no result without a cause.

Morality, legality, and human relationships, classifications and disciplines of society by which he ceased to be governed long ago, for as tools, they are only there to be used and discarded once they lose their utility.

But, in the end, he is just a mortal, like any other... This is a path without any future, the possibilities of dying, being forgotten over time, were the same as any other mortal who had died by his hands, directly or indirectly.

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