This is the season of learning. We are forced to recognize that arrogance and humility can exist next to love and spite along with fear and happiness, and so on. There is nothing but this learning, a strange but relentless discomfort bringing forth a bunch of shit you never wanted to know. Do you contradict yourself? You do. You will fight these understandings, but ultimately they can serve you. We can grow now. We can rely on each other. We can get up in the morning and check in on our friends and try to make something good happen. We can nap all day and try again tomorrow. We can dance, even if no one is watching.