"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." — Søren Kierkegaard
Kierkegaard knew that we are always arriving too late to understand the moment we are in. Clarity comes after; the living comes before. There is no way to reconcile this.
This ring is a reminder not to overanalyze. One can only keep moving, and make peace with not yet knowing. Life will make sense only once it's lived.
Two sterling silver bands — one polished, one oxidized — worn together. The contrast is the point. For those who have learned to hold both at once.
