{"id":1310,"date":"2026-06-14T07:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christoskoutsis.com\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2026-06-14T07:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:59:00","slug":"alea-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christoskoutsis.com\/en\/alea-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ALEA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1024\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 768 \/ 1024;\" width=\"768\" controls src=\"https:\/\/christoskoutsis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ALEA-VIDEO.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rnk4CgpGnmI?si=a08HMu1re4xwhTtv\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2ig8wrHNmYieA09TfK87ck?utm_source=generator&#038;si=7413f005411f4ad8\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cc7f50ba01143685669aaab110c55258 wp-block-paragraph\">There comes a moment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1cc18893fe8ffff635b0a7511cbe5dc4 wp-block-paragraph\">when you can no longer remain where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0b951dcfdd0f5ca84719c91729c7a3e wp-block-paragraph\">Not because you know where you&#8217;re going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15aebcfb352cde796718055ecab6a189 wp-block-paragraph\">But because staying has become impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fa5402e1c16f615f5c4e3263218178fc wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b01f0ec4029ed5860999202460680250 wp-block-paragraph\">The Romans called it Alea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-679c4dfcbde4c7b9f8471282ae1889bb wp-block-paragraph\">The moment after certainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9edd631222d125571e74f30401cb86c4 wp-block-paragraph\">The moment before destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf1b072daa88c0c29c2490323a1b4bc6 wp-block-paragraph\">[Song Begins]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38c72c76ef7440cfe818ff486f8deab7 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c1ce45248521f426f2b61703040670a wp-block-paragraph\">I have seen lovers cross the line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c5654aa58ee109c02642975738e6bca wp-block-paragraph\">With nothing but a hope divine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81f6dec7ee1ba978b0bfae4f3c2abccf wp-block-paragraph\">I have seen dreamers burn their maps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-223bea775341ea667bf28ba445cbf1f2 wp-block-paragraph\">And leave the safety of the past<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f2ebbab29f57b9579d8a3bab1be3bdc0 wp-block-paragraph\">I have seen kingdoms rise and fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fff71d9135594c34410206c091ccce78 wp-block-paragraph\">From choices made beyond these walls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a0d5b0578a232ddff32da7bf3204e47 wp-block-paragraph\">And every story people know<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf4c8e17faf279ac621b89f61a97c568 wp-block-paragraph\">Began before the die was thrown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8d5cd9784874cb734a6bd1b28fb8b499 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c310051405ef6ac0aefffd98eef94b9e wp-block-paragraph\">Alea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f2440f18070359aff650d358c6b1a67d wp-block-paragraph\">The place between fear and faith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b72a27ba76ff98f34239d960229c433c wp-block-paragraph\">Alea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b6d6402598a8e8bd86c4e87cc8a8702 wp-block-paragraph\">The step no one can take<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-04ffa95c05b1833bccec08f33621a805 wp-block-paragraph\">Alea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b650381ec5c18e5bfda0bca22e523827 wp-block-paragraph\">Where every future waits unseen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f6805c6b186cde32fb1ddd75ea8410b wp-block-paragraph\">And every choice shapes destiny<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b262e35648c961070976e32a9af5f4d6 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-575d822457ea7f6bed45337cc03214a9 wp-block-paragraph\">I have seen warriors lay down steel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-042d273794cc6c9d8a36ece7bd79c1e3 wp-block-paragraph\">And find a deeper strength to feel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51aadc3e8503e077cf22bbb40fb27fea wp-block-paragraph\">I have seen friendships face the storm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15fb2415567f56ae49cdb9bb48c13dd3 wp-block-paragraph\">While others faded from the dawn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d5d4e02926313e0b08b36faab9acb6bd wp-block-paragraph\">I have seen people search for 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