Haha! My head hurts so bad! Ha! But I'm not aggravated about it at all! Haha! In fact, I'd say I'm feeling pretty happy right now, because I believe I've figured out a very important key to living a happy life! Hahaha!
Okay, but seriously now, before anything I'd like to sincerely thank all the readers who have made it this far into the story. I know that it may seem a bit difficult to read at times, but I can assure you that whenever the time comes for me to publish it as a physical novel series, I guarantee you I will not let down a single reader with the quality of the finished, polished up and properly edited end product! The webnovel, though, I feel should stay in this raw format; If not purely for the fact that I had from the very start begun writing Transcontinental as a form of self-reflection and a way to learn how this world works more in depth. When I started writing this story over a year and a half ago as of the time of me writing this, I was very much lost and confused about what to believe in, which philosophies and traditions to adhere to, and, like many others, what the real meaning of life even was.
I had always planned to make the finished novel "a story for you", but the unpolished webnovel "a story for me". What I mean by this is that, if you restart from the beginning, I believe you can see quite clearly just from my writing how I was feeling that day, what was troubling me at the time, and of course, the slow yet progressive growth I've experienced both as a writer and a person. As opposed to the somewhat wild yet powerful and emotional beginnings of the story, that lacked any cohesive standards and was generally a pain to read, this Volume for example greatly showcases how far both Lune and I have come.
Lune, going from a boy seemingly tempting fate as he recklessly jumped into all sorts of trouble, simply seeking an answer to who, what, where, when, how and why, but now mellowing down completely as he just seeks peace and quiet from all the unneeded mayhem; And me, someone who began rough, stupid and yet equally as confident, going through all the creative stages of self-reflection - From the reality check at the beginning, to the sudden rise in popularity, and all the while as I learned tons of valuable life lessons. The point of Transcontinental was always the idea of changing one's worldviews and philosophies often, as it is my personal belief that the only constant in life is in fact CHANGE. Sticking close mindedly to just one or two philosophies cuts you off from so much knowledge, but not fearing change and instead accepting it will surely provide you with more than enough knowledge. Some might even say too much for one to handle, but I disagree.
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In conclusion, if ever you feel lost, constantly ask yourself what the meaning of your life is, or perhaps why you were born to begin with, then to that I must implore you to change. Change as much as you can, and never stop changing. After a while, you'll feel even more lost than before, feeling like, with how much you've been changing all this time, you've lost the personality you once had. As we know, a personality is a constant state of being, so you might think it wouldn't mix well with the ideology of endless change, but you'd be wrong. See, as I said before, the only constant in life is change, thus I've come to the conclusion that my purpose in life is "to be the one that constantly changes". No longer have I been kept awake at night for hours, pondering over why exactly I am how I am, for I know who I am with that answer, and ever since then I've felt nothing but joy every single day. It's a new feeling, and one I couldn't have gotten without changing so much. Makes me wonder what else I'll find out when I once again make a change in the future...
Ah, I've been ranting for too long. I probably sound like a crazed lunatic, but hey, writers wear such a title as a badge of honor, haha! Well, I've said what I had to say, so I'm gonna go rest my aching brain up before it starts really hurting.
Once again, thanks for reading. This is Mikan Akai, signing out!