What substantiates your existence
What substantiates your existence is the question every generation must answer, even if most never pause long enough to ask it. Life is not validated by motion, noise, or visibility. A person can be busy, applauded, influential, and still be empty at the core. Existence is only truly substantiated when it is anchored in something that does not fade. The tragedy of our time is that many have allowed fading things to give weight to their lives. Mammon has become a measure of worth. Platforms have become proof of relevance. Numbers have become substitutes for meaning. When what fades is what substantiates you, your life becomes a constant struggle to preserve appearances, and the fear of loss quietly rules your decisions. Such a life may look successful, but it is fragile, because it is built on what can be taken away. Mammon must never substantiate your essence. It is temporal, unstable, and ultimately empty. Money can support a calling, but it cannot define one. Influence can amplify pu...