Self-creation and self-destruction

 The human is half divine, half beast; half divinity, half animality. This is human nature.

Its contradictions and complexities are revealed through the struggle of the centaur.

Success and failure are beyond fate's control, but self-reliance and self-destruction are common paths.

Sliding down is easy. A tree scarred and battered is more real than a jade tree.

I don't care about my wounds, my hardships, or the ridicule of others, because it's real.

I tell myself to never, ever care about what others deem undesirable. Because I don't want to be a smooth tree; I want to weather the storms and grow steadfastly.