Callista Lyra

12/31/2025

12/02/2025

It was the year 1916. Cold winds swept across the battlefields of France. In the distance, the roar of cannons, the trembling ground, and the rising smoke made it feel as if the world was coming to an end. Amid all this destruction, a young soldier James Carter sat in the trenches, holding a letter from home In the letter, his mother had written
My son, we are all fine. Come back soon. The house feels empty without you

James’ eyes filled with tears but he knew he could not return yet. A major assault was planned for the next morning.

The next day, the attack began. Bullets flew from both sides. James noticed an enemy soldier lying on the ground, crying for help. Gunfire echoed everywhere, officers shouted:
Move forward!
But James couldn’t ignore him. Risking his life, he rushed toward the wounded enemy.

While carrying him back toward the trench, a bullet struck James in the chest but he didn’t let the wounded soldier fall. With great difficulty, he brought him to safety then collapsed to the ground.

As he lay dying, James pulled out the same letter from his pocket now covered with blood. His final words were:
Mom I won’t be able to come home, but I saved a life

That night, a nurse gently closed his eyes.
The next morning, soldiers from both sides—including the enemy soldier he saved placed a flower on James’ grave.

The story teaches us:
Wars are fought with hatred, but humanity always survives in brave hearts

11/28/2025

Gothic fashion truly emerged in the late 1970s within London’s underground punk scene, but its deeper inspiration reaches back to the dramatic aesthetics of medieval Gothic architecture tall arches, dark stone, and mysterious artistic themes. As punk music grew, some artists and fans wanted a style that felt darker, more emotional, and more poetic, which led to the birth of the Goth subculture. By the early 1980s, bands like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and The Cure shaped the visual identity of Goth fashion: Siouxsie Sioux introduced bold black eye makeup, leather, fishnet, and sharp silhouettes, while Robert Smith became iconic for his pale face, smudged lipstick, and wild black hair. Their influence created a style that mixed darkness with elegance, emotion with drama. Over time, Gothic fashion expanded into many variations — like Victorian Goth with corsets and lace, Cyber Goth with neon and futuristic elements, Romantic Goth with softer poetic looks, and later Soft Goth and Pastel Goth styles. Today, Gothic fashion is not just about wearing black; it represents individuality, artistic expression, and a celebration of beauty in darkness, making it one of the most influential alternative fashion cultures in the world.

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

World War II began on September 1, 1939, when N**i Germany, led by Adolf Hi**er, invaded Poland, causing Britain and France to declare war and turning a regional conflict into a global disaster. The war happened mainly because Germany felt humiliated after World War I, suffering heavy economic punishments, loss of territory, and strict military restrictions under the Treaty of Versailles, which fueled anger and made Hi**er’s aggressive expansion possible. Germany quickly captured Austria, Czechoslovakia, and then Poland, while Japan was expanding across Asia and Italy was invading Africa, pushing the world closer to total war. In 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, forcing the United States to enter the war and become the strongest Allied power, helping Britain in Europe, fighting Germany on multiple fronts, and later dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the conflict with Japan. Germany played the most destructive role, starting the war, invading numerous countries, and committing the Holocaust, where millions of Jews were killed. In total, more than 70 million people died, including over 20 million soldiers and more than 50 million civilians, and among them were millions of children, with around 1.5 million Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust alone. Starvation, bombings, disease, forced labor, and mass killings made World War II the deadliest catastrophe in human history

11/26/2025

In the early 1900s, Europe was like a pressure cooker
full of jealousy, fear, secret alliances, growing armies, and political ego.

Every major power wanted to prove one thing:
“We are the strongest.”

⚡ The Real Reasons Behind WW1

1️⃣ Alliance System (Hidden Friendships)
Countries had made secret defense agreements:
• Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
• Triple Entente: Britain, France, Russia

If one country went to war, ALL their friends had to join.
This was a ticking time bomb.

2️⃣ Militarism (Power Show-Off)
Nations were rapidly building giant armies.
Germany built a navy to challenge Britain.
Britain expanded its warships.
France increased its troops.

It was like big countries were waiting for a fight.

3️⃣ Nationalism (Extreme Pride)
People believed their nation was superior.
Serbs wanted independence from Austria-Hungary.
Germany wanted more dominance.
France wanted revenge for lost land.

Europe was full of anger and pride.

4️⃣ Imperialism (Land-Grabbing Race)
Big empires wanted colonies in Africa & Asia.
Germany felt left behind.
They wanted more land, more power.
This created MORE tension.

🔥 The Spark That Burned the World

Everything exploded on June 28, 1914.

The heir to the Austro Hungarian throne,
Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
was assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip.

Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia.
Serbia said they were not involved.
But Austria wanted revenge.

⚔️ The War Begins

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
Russia supported Serbia.
Germany supported Austria.
France supported Russia.
Britain joined France.

In just one week, almost the entire Europe was at war.

🌍 Who Took Part in WW1? (Main Countries)

Allied Powers:
• United Kingdom
• France
• Russia
• Serbia
• Italy (later)
• United States (1917)
• Japan
• Many colonies

Central Powers:
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire
• Bulgaria

Total: 30+ countries became part of the war.

⚔️ The Brutal War

The battlefields turned into hell.
Trenches filled with mud, rats, smoke, corpses, and explosions every minute.
New weapons shocked the world:
• Machine guns
• Poison gas
• Tanks
• Heavy artillery

Millions died for a few meters of land.

🕊️ The War Ends

In 1918, Germany collapsed from inside
hunger, protests, and economic failure.

The war ended
but the peace agreement was unfair.

This unfairness created anger,
and that anger later caused World War 2.

10/27/2025

Here is my schedule at 27 weeks post porm

10/27/2025

New pump day the movement s33

10/26/2025

I love my new pumps 😍