“Take your happiness where you find it, children, and don’t ask too many questions. Life is too short and uncertain to do otherwise.” – Deccus Fulvius, Kushiel’s Scion
In Terre d’Ange, the highest commandment is to “Love as Thou Wilt”. Of course, this can be interpreted in many ways. Some of us love friends and family, in the everyday mundane tasks that such an endeavor requires. Some of us love money and all the privileges that brings us. We can love and strive for justice, knowledge, the healing of others, the beauty of art, timeless perfection, pride, strength, or desire. There is no requirement to love only one or even only of few of these attributes. Of all of the loves, we at House Orchis remind that there is one that we often neglect, love of ourselves. I contend that joy and laughter is no less than to do anything for the love of ourselves.
We at Orchis think the best time for joy and laughter is at this moment and for every moment. We laugh through failures and successes alike. We laugh through joys and sorrows. We find joy in meetings and in partings. We can dance like no one is watching, sing like no one is listening and enjoy it all the while. We can love ourselves exactly as we are. We can find the fun in all facets of life. It is restorative to the soul.
On the Longest Night, may we find joy and laugh in the company of each other. Joie to you on the Longest Night!