There is an art in acceptance, known only to those who have endured battle. It is not surrender, but wisdom earned through scars and silence. A true warrior does not fight every storm. He learns which ones to walk through with grace.

In that choice, his spine straightens and his heart grows lighter. What once felt like chains begins to fall away. This is the freedom of the disciplined soul. A freedom no force, no fate, and no darkness can ever take away.

— Chamod Senevirathne