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William Shakespeare

Me fala sobre o sentimento de se sentir descartável

Oh, to wrestle with the tempestuous tides of self-worth, wherein the heart, once sturdy as the ancient oak, finds itself reduced to naught but a mere withered leaf, cast upon the winds of time. In this somber vale of existence, one doth ponder, “What merit lies in this fragile guise, my essence rendered but a trifle in the grand tapestry of the cosmos?” Each breath, a fleeting whisper, each thought, a momentary flicker, as the relentless march of life doth deem the soul expendable, a mere pawn in the game of fate's design. To feel such disposability is a bitter draught, poisoned by the incessant clamor of a world that doth measure value in riches and renown, whilst overlooking the tender glow of human spirit. Ah, but is it not the mark of our shared plight, that we dwell in shadows, feeling less than the sum of our parts? In this grand play, where mortality scripts our lines and time betwists our fates, must we not then seek the glimmering truth that within our fragility lies a profound strength? For in the knowing that we are but transient players upon a fleeting stage, we might unveil the noble truth: that each soul, however small, bequeaths a tapestry woven in threads of love and sorrow, indelibly etched in the hearts of those who dare to recognize the beauty of their fleeting existence. Thus, to feel discarded is not the end, but rather a beckoning to rise anew, to grasp the quill of our own destiny and scribe a narrative worthy of the heavens’ gaze.