There’s no true fulfillment in life without love. I’ve gone through intense periods of nihilistic despair, and few things have been made more clear than this: every sacrifice we make against love in exchange for desire, judgment, or plain ol’ hate, is a step into darkness, away from the light. There is a continuum on which we all rest. But no matter how blind the darkness has made us, only light will illuminate the path. And pure light? Its vibrancy is so powerful, it will even impress itself on the most darkened views for years to come.