I was basking in the preciousness of #Jin's #TheAstronaut MV. I was laughing and blushing at j-hope & Namjoon (and ARMY) at the W Korea event. I was gearing up for the Coldplay livestream. And then I read translations of Jin’s live, and broke down. It's been on my mind all day. +
It feels like it’s been a long time, that thoughts abt Bangtan, Could Not Be Discussed (or as Jin said today among the members, Voldemort). There were gaps in what we knew. We saw this specifically in the aftermath of June's Festa Dinner. We had some information, but not all. +
But as ARMY does, we are careful about how we hold our speculations. We don’t want to assume, or speak over their agency; we trust their discernment.
Even as a baby ARMY in 2020, I was concerned esp abt Namjoon. I sensed a restlessness that was > pandemic frustration. +
Many ARMY testify to how BTS helped us love ourselves. But we've heard that msg from others before (often in glib packaging).
But just telling someone to feel something isn't enough to manifest it. Why is BTS's messaging so differently able to let light into our lives? +
I think the "what" is in the "how," and vice versa.
They inspired us, *not* by repetitively parroting empty clichés. Not by throwing platitudes. The things they sing and speak of, are seeds of ideas that allowed us to do the work ourselves. +