Dear Aida,

Mortality is the truth we spend most of our lives avoiding — not because we are weak, but because being human means carrying more awareness than our hearts always know what to do with.

Yet there comes a moment, often quiet and unexpected, when the reality of death steps closer.
It might be the loss of someone you love,
a brush with danger,
a diagnosis,
a milestone birthday,
or simply a slow dawning that life is passing, moment by moment, without your permission.

In those moments, mortality stops being an abstract idea
and becomes the most clarifying force in your life.

Mortality is not meant to terrify you.
It is meant to awaken you.