Author: Vincent
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Time is Limited for Us
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Read more: Time is Limited for UsIn Esperia, even the most powerful and advanced magics have never been able to create immortality for the Espers. But they did not believe that their limited time was without meaning! On the contrary, they understood well that it was because their lives had an end that it was worth doing their best for the…
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Nurture your StarDust
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Read more: Nurture your StarDustIn Esperia, the Espers had perfectly grasped the importance of nurturing their StarDustânot only for their own good, but for the world they lived in and the other species around them. Shala reminded them that they needed to appreciate the time they had to do things, as the hours in a day were limited. Atma…
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The First Step
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Read more: The First StepFaya was explaining in her lesson about Willpower how the First Step was one of the most important keys to developing it. Some younger Espers had trouble understanding, so she used her own element, Fire, as an example. âIn order to create a beautiful and heartwarming, cozy fire, what do we need first?â The young…
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A clearer mind
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Read more: A clearer mindWhen I first started working on what would eventually become One Daily Tale, I was first obsessed with the idea that neuroplasticity was the key for a better world. The simple idea behind it was the following : with a healthier brain, we get more conscious about ourselves and about the world surrounding us. If…
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Addictions
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Read more: AddictionsAddictions can take many forms. Some are seemingly obvious, and many are aware of them: sugar-laden food, soda, alcohol or tobacco, smartphones and social media, games⊠Others are less willing to be acknowledged, making them harder to detect. hese include the commercials that keep you âhookedâ on the latest products, the social media posts that…
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Question your own beliefs
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Read more: Question your own beliefsEkleaâs teachings were certainly the most difficult to grasp. What exactly is awarenessâor consciousness? To help the Espers, she always tried to use concrete examples. And the theme today was: âYou should always question your own beliefs.âA younger one asked, âBut if thatâs what weâve been taught, shouldnât our beliefs be right?â âWhen you learn,…
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Pure Heart
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Read more: Pure HeartCha Cha was looking at Guruko, who was humming a song she had heard from the birds of the nearby forest. He thought to himself: âGuruko really has a pure heart.â He reflected on how the planet Earth was plagued by raging wars, genocides, and inequityâand how many of its inhabitants were living, oblivious to…
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Our own extinction?
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Read more: Our own extinction?What kind of world are we going to leave behind for future generations?Can we really behave so selfishly that, even though we now fully understand how human behavior has impacted the world, we still choose to ignore what must be doneâas if nothing will go terribly wrong if we continue doing nothing? Future generations, not…
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A World with Limits
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Read more: A World with LimitsThe Espers were magical creatures with incredibly potent skills, but the Seven Shapesâand in particular Atma, the Shape of Balanceâwere there to remind them that the more power they gained, the more cautiously they had to use it. Without considering the consequences, a new magic could trigger an irreversible chain reaction that might reshape the…
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The Cycle of Life
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Read more: The Cycle of LifeThe Shape of Time, Shala, had witnessed with her own eyes the beginning of the cycle of life in Esperia. She remembered when nature took form, eventually spreading in harmony with the mountains, the seas, and the rivers. She remembered the first Espers, born with their beautiful inner light, which they would call StarDust. When…