Reflections on a World Falling Apart 🌍❄️
As the days grew colder and the nights stretched longer 🌙, Ivy Mae couldn’t shake a thought that had been quietly gnawing at her for years. She had tried to give Jas every tool they might need 🧰—but still, the question lingered:
Had I done enough?
She thought back to when Jas was young 🌱, before everything began to unravel. There had been moments of clarity—flashes of understanding about the world they were growing into. But back then, it was easier to look away.
Inequity is easier to ignore when there is enough food 🍞, enough shelter 🏠, and enough warmth 🔥.
Now, watching the world shift and strain, Ivy Mae felt the truth settle in her bones:
the foundation was cracking beneath them.
It was impossible not to see it—the suffering.
The homeless 🧥.
The hungry 🍲.
The forgotten 💔.
And at the same time, others sat safely in cozy homes, wrapped in comfort—expensive schooling 🎓, luxury vacations ✈️, endless gadgets 📱—with no concept of real hardship.
What Was Taught, and What Was Feared 🌾
Jas had been homeschooled for a time. Ivy Mae taught them what she knew—
real tools, not shiny ones.
The kind meant for survival, not status 🌿.
She taught them about nature, about hands-on skills, about paying attention.
Still, doubt lived quietly in the back of her mind.
Would it be enough when everything fell apart?
When the world truly began to melt down 🔥,
would Jas be ready?
Could she have given them enough?
The Weight of Excess and Absence 🎄⚖️
Sometimes Ivy Mae looked at the world and felt crushed by the contrast.
The rich dining at $30,000 a plate 🍽️
While children unwrapped laptops, phones, and gadgets 🎁—
things they didn’t need, couldn’t appreciate, and would soon discard.
How can anyone understand struggle
when everything has always been handed to them?
How can they grasp hardship
when they’ve never faced it?
And then there were children like Jas—
who never asked for the world to be this way,
yet would be the ones left to face the collapse 🌪️.
It made Christmas hard to celebrate 🎄.
The suffering.
The empty houses 🏚️.
The people searching for a meal.
The toys left unused, the phones tossed aside.
A bitter reminder that the world had lost its way.
Would It Be Enough? 🌱🔥
Would the tools Jas had been given—
survival skills,
knowledge of natural things,
community, sharing, resilience—
be enough in a world where luxury still existed
in spite of everything?
The Harsh Reality of Inequality ⚠️
Jas had always seen the divide.
It cut through society like a knife 🔪.
On one side:
Phones 📱.
Game consoles 🎮.
Synthetic clothes meant to be replaced, not repaired 👕.
On the other:
People wondering if they’d have a warm meal today 🍲.
Ivy Mae tried to teach gratitude early 🙏.
But how do you teach gratitude in a world so uneven?
How do you explain simplicity
when excess is everywhere
and need is ignored?
Anger, Resolve, and Quiet Strength 🌿
Walking through what remained of their town—
past decaying buildings 🏚️ and empty spaces once full of memory—
Jas thought of the kids living in bubbles 🫧,
their families unaware of the struggle beyond their walls.
It made Jas angry 😠.
But it also gave them resolve 💪.
Deep down, they knew they were lucky.
Not because they had everything—
but because they had been taught what truly mattered:
✨ Hard work
✨ Community
✨ Nature
✨ Resilience
Still, one question remained, echoing softly:
Would it be enough to survive?