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H.G. Dawson
Thank you, that means a great deal.
It starts with feeling invisible. There were times in my life where I questioned who I was, whether I existed in any meaningful way to the people around me. Those times still remain with me, but I made a choice to push beyond them. To become the person I wanted to be. To become visible to the world.
The fear is still real. It never fully goes away. But I use it now rather than letting it use me. At some point the fear of not doing something became bigger than the fear of doing it. That shift changed everything.
The idea of waking up with no memory of who you are is not just a science fiction concept to me. It is a question I have lived in different forms. What remains when everything that defined you is stripped away? Are you still you? Or are you finally free to become the person you should have always been?
That is what fascinates me. Not just consciousness and identity as concepts, but as a choice. The choice to stop living a life defined by what others think of you and start living the one you actually want.
Between Stars grew from that question. I hope it leaves you asking it too.
See you in the stars.
H.G. Dawson
It starts with feeling invisible. There were times in my life where I questioned who I was, whether I existed in any meaningful way to the people around me. Those times still remain with me, but I made a choice to push beyond them. To become the person I wanted to be. To become visible to the world.
The fear is still real. It never fully goes away. But I use it now rather than letting it use me. At some point the fear of not doing something became bigger than the fear of doing it. That shift changed everything.
The idea of waking up with no memory of who you are is not just a science fiction concept to me. It is a question I have lived in different forms. What remains when everything that defined you is stripped away? Are you still you? Or are you finally free to become the person you should have always been?
That is what fascinates me. Not just consciousness and identity as concepts, but as a choice. The choice to stop living a life defined by what others think of you and start living the one you actually want.
Between Stars grew from that question. I hope it leaves you asking it too.
See you in the stars.
H.G. Dawson
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