My aunt lived through a war, poverty, and immense loss. Her life was defined by things not working out. Yet, she is the one who still manages the impossible: she finds joy. She keeps a tiny, persistent light lit in her soul, not out of foolish optimism, but out of sheer stubbornness. She simply Abides, refusing to let the external darkness extinguish her inner core. That calm, persistent quality of just enduring, of keeping the flame small but alive, is the greatest lesson she taught me. Abide is for her and those who choose not just to survive, but to stubbornly, and persistently keep their light burning.