XVIII
Love and Mortality
Humans know they do not last. Yet they still reach past a single moment. Eros so often wants a form that can be carried.
- have children
- teach
- write
- build
- compose
- record
- name
- remember
- love
- make

Eros
What moves consciousness toward.
Mnemosyne
What consciousness carries forward.
We move toward what matters. We remember what has moved us. Distinct offices.
Eros creates movement.
Mnemosyne creates continuity.
