"He taught me to wander."

"I used to be worried about everything. 
Things that seemed meaningful were actually meaningless. 
I worried about life. 
I worried about what would happen if I let myself feel again. 
I thought I didn't deserve to. 

Then without really knowing, I changed.

I wasn't worried about what would happen if I lived. 
I was worried about what would happen if I didn't. 
What I would miss.
I worried about not remembering. 
Not remembering all of the moments... 
all of the places...
and that's because of Finch. 

Because He taught me to wander. 
He taught me that you don't have to climb a mountain to stand on the top of the world. 
That even the ugliest places can be beautiful, as long as you take the time to look. 
That it's okay to be lost, as long as you find your way back.

But in learning all of that, I missed something more important...

seeing Finch. 

I missed that he was in pain. 
I missed that he was teaching me all along how to move on. 
Finch was the dreamer. 
He dreamt while he was awake. 
He dreamt of all the beauty in the world, 
and he made it come to life. 

Finch taught me that there's beauty in the most unexpected places. 
And there are bright places, even in dark times. 
And if there isn't, 
you can be that bright place...
with infinite capacities. 

- Violet Markey, All the bright places