It's a very literal word, you know. It is the most slight of things that changes everything, yet so real are the effects that it makes us who we are. Sometimes bonds break, and sometimes they combine, but never without byproducts. Usually, that being a lot of heat.
Some people fear chemistry for that very reason. You can get burned, and sometimes two elements have unpredictable reactions. Ah, but this is where the real magic lies. You don't know what's going to happen, what you will learn, what you will see, or where it might take you. All you do know is that you're going to learn something profound.
Sure, take the precautions, but take a little risk, too. To do otherwise, -to simply seek equilibrium-, only results in decay; an endothermic lifespan with no release of energy, nothing to learn, no new colors, and no heat. Simply a process. Perhaps some mediocre change drawn out over time, nearly to the point of being unnoticed. Only when you look back will you have recognized the change, b
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