The Myth of Arachne
Spiders!! Spiders!! And Spiders.. They are literally everywhere and one can them crawling, hiding, peeping at anytime anywhere. But wait, do you know from where and when they got their everlasting existence???
Don't worry if you are not familiar with it, let me tell you about it__ **"the myth of Arachne"** or the myth of the first spider....
In mythologies, it does not matter whether it is Norsh or Greek or Roman or any other mythologies, The powerful Gods usually used to change their own forms at will but for moratals, the changed were often unwanted and awful.
One of this, unwanted metamorphosis befell the spectacular spinner Arachne. Arachne was the daughter of tradesman who used to earn his livelihood by dying cloth. Arachne has the passion for spinning from her childhoods and she was famous for producing the finest threads and making magnificent tapestries. People used to flocked together around her just to see the slender, fair flying fingers across the loom as if the threads sprung directly from her fingertips. The more people praised her for her excellent work ,the more she filled herself with pride and ego and we all know ***"Every pride hath a fall".***
One could often heard Arachne boasting about her godly like weaving skills and declaring that her tallent surpassed anyone else's__ mortal and devine. She refused to see her weaving skills as a gift from devine and was accustomed to flaunt it as her own talent.
Unfortunately, the goddess of wisdom and crafts, Athena one day overheard Arachne boasting and so she decided to teach the ungrateful Arachne a lesson by disguising herself as a old woman and telling herself to stop boasting. Instead of listening to Athena's words , she bursted into laughter. It was enough to raise Athena's rage against Arachne and threw a challenge directly to her. Arachne was too boastful to feel fear, so she readily accepted her challenge.
Athena used her celestial power to weave and wove tremendous scenes depicting the power and legacy of the gods , dwarfing mortal life but in Arachne's tapestry, she showed the God's mercilessness towards mortals, abusing their power, drinking and relaxing. She represented Zeus as a philanderer transfiguring himself to ensure women such as__ A swan for Leda, A bull for Europa and many more. Arachne then turned to the misdemeanors of other gods from Pluto's abduction of Persephene,the spring goddess.
Even after casting the gods in the most unflattering light, Arachne's work shone brightly with her dazzling skill. Her tapestry seemed almost alive filled with movements and vibrant colours.
Seeing this victory over her celestial power, Athena flew into a rage and turned Arachne into a spider. Arachne could do nothing but to see the changes in her body helplessly, she could feel her arms stuck to her sides and black hair sprouted all over her body, for challenging the assumption that the Gods uses their power in a wrong way. This is how a human body metamorphosed into the first spider for her ego and pride.
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There is an another version of this myth, where it is told that Arachne hung herself in shame and fear after winning against the goddess Athena, but Athena give her a second chance to live by resurrecting Arachne into the first spider and giving the blessing to weave forever magnificently generation after generation. Since then she and her children continuously are trying to scatter their magical weaving skill all over the earth.
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The myths are maybe false but the lessons they gives are truely magical and spectacular. We need to realise that everything that is excessive can turn into poison and snatch away all the good things we have. It is much much better to remain humble even if you are the only one greatest person on earth. Our pride and ego dies not increase the uniqueness and speciality we have but diminish everything which is good.
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23.09.22
Flaunt Every Shade of Yourself
Flaunt Every Shade of yourself just like the pretty moon without any kind of hesitation or thinking twice about it and you will gain a lot. When you start to flaunt the real shade of yourself the magic begins to happen in your barren life. Make your life more beautiful than ever by bring and cherish all the real , vibrant colors you have inside you.
Don't tear yourself into pieces just to satisfy the myriad hunger of people, Be enough for yourself first, the rest of the world can wait and adjust for you. Know your worth before making comparisons with you and others. If you don't know what your worth is, who you are then that's totally okay Give yourself some time to figure out what is your worth, who you are.
Don't make your life complicated by making comparisons, gashlighting yourself, hating yourself in vein because it will only consume both your energy and time. Make your life easier by knowing your worth because life becomes more meaningful and beautiful when you realise you are precious and unique.
If you think you are surfing on the waves of sadness, longerings, pains, miseries then do the unthinkable "Accept yourself" with your whole heart. Because you will only find true happiness when you will be happy with yourself, with what you have. Try ro accept yourself wholly, keep in mind you are enough, a thousand times enough just as you are.
Don't worry about future because no matter how prepared you are, the unexpected things will happen to us. It's okay to have some unkind, hard days because they are the one who makes us who we are.
Don't ruin the inner peace and solace of yours by chasing perfection. Be happy with all the flaws, imperfections you have because Beauty and Perfection are found in accepting and loving flaws and imperfections.
Don't feel uneasy or low by thinking about other's opinion because your worth does not decrease based on someone's inability to see your preciousness. We all make mistakes and that is how we grow and learn, so never hate yourself for making uncountable mistakes. If you want to see the real growth then stop worrying about people's opinion, stop regretting about the mistakes you made and start accepting your mistakes.
The time you are wasting in vein , you can actually use them wisely by focusing on yourself, on the things which makes you happy, on the people who makes you smile and feel worthy.
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Try to be kind even to your unkind and harsh days because they are the one that makes you stronger, braver, better unbeknownst to you. **Stop being shadow of others , start being you** because you deserve it. Try to make yourself better by accepting yourself and you will se everything will be good. You don't need to be perfect just to make unimportant impression on others, Being true is enough for you. Don't hate yourself just because your movement is slow than others, keep in mind **Better to go slow than to go where you don't know.**
No matter what happens believe on yourself, believe the process and everything is going to turn out for good.
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`20.09.22`
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Make peace with your broken pieces
'**Make peace with your broken pieces'** and your life will be more beautiful, easier than ever, I have been hearing this specific sentence since when I got sense to understand things.
The main question is, Is it really easy to make peace with the broken pieces we have for years?? No absolutely not according to me, on the other side no matter how hard to do this we have to make peace with ourself someday or we will lose the solace we have within us.
You can make peace with the broken pieces of yours__ by taking care of yourself, by loving yourself, by creating bounderies, by accepting yourself.
You deserve all the great things present in the universe, you deserve to be loved and chosen wholly so don't compromise easily when it comes to you, not almost loved or almost chosen.
It's okay to feel low sometimes, it's okay to cry sometimes,. it's okay to take a break sometimes,. It's okay to feel broken inside, just remember We all are like the glittery and shiny stars, just like them we all are burning and healing inside but above all we are incomparably beautiful.
It's okay to disappear from a world full of chaos and pains but don't forget to come back again when you feel like yourself again. Whenever you feel lonely just remember, it is necessary to stay alone sometimes because giving company to yourself us the best thing you can do for yourself.
Whenever you feel like, you are nothing, you are worthless that is the exact time you need to tell yourself you are enough, a thousand times enough as the way you are. Don't compare your worth to someone because we all are different in our own way which makes us unique and special. Don't Make yourself frightened of the things that you don't even know. Dare to dream unknown, dare to walk on mysterious paths and you will taste how sweet your life amd unplanned journey can be.
I can't deny our life is hard, horrible but there are lots of beautiful things, moments which are enough to give you butterflies in your stomach.
Don't give up easily, you have come so far and it's time I move on from the places you don't belong. I admit it is hard to be patient when you are growing through changes but one thing you should remember no matter how scary change is, it always attracts the best and great things. Don't feel bad for the days you have wasted,you have experienced voidness just stay calm and be prepared for the kind, beautiful upcoming days.
Maybe you are suffering a lot. Maybe you are dealing with failures again and again, one thing you should retain in your brain that your efforts, sleepless nights will never betray you. They will lay off one day. You don't have to run but you don't need to stop either. Everybody has failures so don't blame yourself for all the bad things which happened to you.
Nothing can confine you even the pains and miseries. After every rain comes a beautiful and enchanting rainbow instead of worries.
Be brave enough to love yourself even in your lowest. Be brave enough to heal yourself alone even when it hurts. Let the moon remind you, you can shine even when it is dark.
Hello, wonderful people of read.cash. I hope you all are having a great , fruitful day and enjoying a sound body and mind.
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