A magnum opus was said to be the greatest work of an artist or craftsman, the singular achievement that defined their existence and stood as testament to everything they had learned and become.
But this was a limited view.
A magnum opus did not have to be singular. It did not have to be final. The greatest work was not necessarily the last work, nor was it the work that others deemed most impressive by their own limited standards of measurement.
Sometimes, a magnum opus was simply the work that felt right in the moment of its creation, the achievement that resonated with the deepest parts of one's being and announced to existence itself that yes, this was what they were capable of, and no, they were not yet finished becoming more.
