Thank you for the kind words :) And yes, if there's one thing that I do aim for, unlike what I told @adamada, about the imagery coming naturally, so it is not a "skill", I do aim for the ending that is impactful. That sticks with you for a while.

And yes, it is all about the duality of hope, that ending. Just as the pieces touches on, exactly in the segments you pointed out, that in joy might come our undoing, and yet, we strive, for we can do nothing else.