“ We did not ask for this room,
or this music;
we were invited in.
Therefore,
because the dark surrounds us,
let us turn our faces toward the light.
Let us endure hardship
to be grateful for plenty.
We have been given pain
to be astounded by joy.
We have been given life
to deny death.
We did not ask for this room,
or this music.
But because we are here,
let us dance.“
Stephen King
from the mini series “11.22.63”
Sunflower grown and photographed by EddieLee21 in Greenup, Illinois at mine and my son, Malachi’s home.
Malachi is the name I picked for my son in 1993 (when I was 13 years old) while watching the movie inspired by Stephen King’s “Children of the Corn”
As of 7:46 a.m. on January 11, 2026 there had been 30,330 suicides across the world 🆘 (source: World O Meter)
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Donations can be sent @afapnational to help with suicide prevention ❤️🩹