"starve" Ana said, and so she did. "live" The angel said, and so she did.

So I was a stone in the sea.
Gravity gave up on keeping me above the surface. I did not try to swim and so I sank to the bottom with no will to turn back. ”I’m tired,” I told him. ”I’m done”.
But he wouldn’t let me and he held me up even on his hardest days and he was a lighthouse when all I saw was darkness.

You aren't your experiences. You are what you make of them.

It doesn't matter how much love you have in your heart. Through life one experiences inevitable pain. Even if unintentional, this pain can cause even the most loving people to weaken; growing cynical.

Be sure to live.

He was always mindful of keeping his spirits in check lest they soar unreasonably high.