Aid

“It’s not when you realize that nothing can help you – religion, pride, anything – it’s when you realize you don’t need any aid.” – William Faulkner
This speaks to me of the dark night of the soul, when your life experience has taken you down below the foundation of your life. You are sitting in the ashes of your choices, and you know that there is no way to “make it all better”. It is at that moment that you realize not only is it up to you alone, but also it is you alone that has the strength and ability to in fact make it better than it was before.