Guest Prompt Week 1, Day 2: Riku Arikiri
Prompt + short interview
The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control. Bell Hooks
Hi! I come in peace. No helmets, armors or steel-toe boots for me — not when it comes to two of my favorite things in the world: writing and love in all its shapes and forms.
Today’s guest, Riku Arikiri (a.k.a one of the purest souls I’ve met on here), has been writing on Know Thyself for around 9 months and decided to join this challenge with a thought provoking prompt:
Do you willingly take risks, knowing you might fail regarding matters of love?
Of course I wanted to know how this idea was birthed and Riku was kind enough to explain:
“For as long as I can remember, ever since I was a child, I have witnessed sacrifices my peers made for love. Whether it would be the courteousness of my grandparents or whether it’d be the love of my parents. My heart learnt to embrace ambiguity with a zestful embrace because of it. As I grew up, I learnt slowly but surely, about the risks that came when I sacrificed for love. Often times, I was guided by the Universe not to involve myself with certain people. It was an intuitive feeling telling me silently to back off.
But as fate would have it, I wanted to see it through the promises made and whether they would last. I have always listened to what my intuitive spirit has told me. It has always prepared me for the worst to come. Thus looking forward to reading your in vivid detail.”
Well ladies and gents, this is your prompt for today (or for whenever you have time to tackle it). The third prompt for the week is released on Friday. Looking forward to everyone’s submissions!
Also, a big hug to Riku Arikiri! All my gratitude goes out to you.💛
Our 12 participants are:
Joseph Lieungh, Riku Arikiri, Aswin, Sujona Chatterjee, Wilfredo Resto, Simão Cunha, Vicky Prokopi, Bingz Huang, Dan Catalin, Chigozirim Sophia Emeka, Georgia Lewitt, Marcus
Everyone is welcomed to join us with response articles to these prompts, whether part of Know Thyself or not. Remember to tag the writer that inspired you so that they don’t miss your articles.
Each of these guest prompts will be pinned at the top of the pub for 48 hours so that you can easily access them. Afterwards, you’ll be able to find them all here.
In case you missed the responses to Joseph Lieungh’s prompt on the concepts of right and wrong:
Simão Cunha: Am I Right, Or Am I Wrong?
Marilyn Flower: Humanity and Divinity Spiral Dancing in the Field out Beyond Right and Wrong
Melanie J.: Cracks in Humanness
Dan Catalin: Genuine Love Means Empathy
Aditi: Empathy And Reflection Can Blur The Lines Between Right And Wrong
Chigozirim Sophia Emeka: Heart Painted in Compassion
Camille Grady: Being Both and Neither
Haikuster: The Moon and the Sea
Anastasia Forrest: Our Journey to Oneness
Veritas: How Do you View the World and Why Do you See it That Way?
Ida Johannesen: The Right-Wrong Poem
Joseph Lieungh: Both Sides of the Same Coin
K. Barrett: Is Right and Wrong an Opinion?
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