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If marble did not resist the chisel, we'd never see David.
To carry a load, the steel of a bridge must flex just a little.
There is even a field for this: the strength of materials, a science and engineering discipline about the durability and reliability of machines and structures.
What is the alternative? You would simply hang in a bleak Void. You could not walk, create, or even break anything. Just a pointless existence.
Imagine the darkness around you thickening until it turns thick and pliable, like clay or resin. As you move, your hands meet the pleasant resistance of the Other.
In some places it pushes back; in others it yields. The unknown matter starts to take shape. Something begins to emerge from it. If the process goes right, the result should pleasantly surprise you.
Why? In this mystery, your part is as much as hers.
You must be humble, forceful, and tender to create together.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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