Diminishing Returns

Obsidian’s cooling fractures didn't simply break apart, however; instead, color bloomed within them—a dispersion hinting that integrity wasn’t lost but redistributed. This mirrors how recollections don’t vanish entirely, but diffuse into the broader texture of experience, a concept explored by thinkers examining temporal drift. Our gloved hands held a stone demonstrating that what appears to diminish is often partitioned; selective focus determines which densities of experience intensify while others fade, making solid ground a matter of perspective.