the anakin syndrome

today, like most days, the man that used to like the smoke becomes a child that hates it.

although the smoke provided the man a sense of protection by concealing all things (tangible and intangible) that are embarrassing and shameful to share, it gives the child an all encompassing blanket of fear.

for the child, the smoke snatches things away, taking them into a realm that is far from his senses' reach.

perhaps the child's experiences with the vanishing acts involving smoke made him develop this kind of fear.

but since most of the time the man and the child is almost the same, balance prevails.

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yoda echoes on the background:
fear leads to anger
anger leads to hate
hate leads to suffering
suffering leads to destruction