I think this is one of the best pieces you’ve written to date. The structure is wonderful and the metaphors are inventive and flawless. Apart from the “monastery” typo, the only other thing I would comment on is the final sentence. The repetition of “A Beautiful Thing” seems forced. To me, it also seems unnecessary; you could end the sentence at ‘we never knew’ and the sentence wouldn’t lack its intent.

Repetition gives the piece a strong framework. I sense a lot of, melancholy?, emotion sealed within these words. Brilliant.

At first I thought the author was addressing someone who had hurt him, like a message for a bully. I’m glad you clarified what this was about, because it makes the ‘you’ collective, as in the world. The strength of overcoming takes time, but when you get there, it is powerful. :)

This is so beautiful. SO true. I love it. I have no words…