Validation was never the destination.Too often,the eye is taughtto judge the skin before the spirit,the posture before the pulse,the surface before the soul.Perception,sharp as any weapon,arrives before truthand calls itself knowing.Deception follows closely,dressed in certainty,speaking loudlywhere wisdom has gone quiet.Intelligence can be dangerous.So can the choiceto remain untouched by knowing.Some build whole livesfrom projection,casting shadows…