Fire with fire

I’ve often noticed that when I’m with others, my focus naturally shifts to their wellbeing. I want them to flourish, and because of that, looking after myself and setting boundaries has always been difficult.

I think this comes from how I’ve experienced the world: beautiful, but also merciless.

As a child, I spent a lot of time rescuing animals with my sister—feeding fallen baby birds, helping hedgehogs hibernate, saving insects from water. Later I learned about the cruelty humans inflict on animals and on each other, which made me turn inward even more.

At the same time, I grew up surrounded by spiritual ideas: that darkness is ending, that golden times will come. Alongside moments of domestic conflict, spiritual experiences, fear, and also wonderful encounters with humans and animals, I developed a deep empathy—not only for humans and animals, but for nature and even objects. This sensitivity makes the state of the world at times painful to witness, yet it also motivates me to contribute something positive.

Over time I’ve realized that my outer world reflects my inner state. That’s why I work not only on my physical health but also on healing my thoughts and emotions; music and meditation help me through the difficult moments.

So what does this have to do with "fire with fire"?

I often see humans trying to fight what they believe is wrong. Their intentions may be good, but the act of fighting still spreads negativity. I believe that instead of battling what we reject, we should focus on creating what we value.

We are all shaped by our environments, by both positive and negative influences, often without noticing. Each must find their own way back to purity and love, and from the outside we can only support this through positive example.

We should judge neither others nor ourselves, and instead try to be the most loving beings we can be.