Blood

The theme for today is blood.

Blood is not about violence and gore. Blood is about life. The only purpose it has in the depiction of pain and suffering is the loss of life. Vampires aren’t scary because they are monstrous. On the contrary, most vampires are depicted as quite seductive. The fear that vampires induce is that of giving up ones life to another involuntarily. To have one take your life without permission is true horror.

However, the theme isn’t horror. The theme is blood. As mentioned before, blood is life. So what is life? Life is passion and excitement and adventure. Life is love, and for me, love is family.

Some say you can’t choose family. I beg to differ. Family is those who help and watch you grow, whom you trust and trust you. Family can be a parent or a sibling, but just as often, family is the people around you. Family is friends, and friends are family, for family are the ones you love, and if you love those around you, how can they be any less than a brother or sister, mother or father. Family is love, family is life, hence family is blood and blood is family.

Blood, life, family, love, all similar, all different. Have comfort knowing blood flows through your veins. Give comfort to those who need it. Share your family with those who need it. Live life, love life, and love each other. We all share the same blood, even though it may be different.

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