Every now and then we are left with our hand outstretched or our words hanging in the air without a response. I no longer care when it happens, I don’t dwell on it, as I have for some time, which is serious and a very strong sign of giving up in advance. Not responding when we greet someone has become the new normal. How to send an email without expecting any response.
Which trip did the delicacy embark on? More than what we do with our talent, more than the way we highlight the beauty of what we hide or the horror we suffer, more than the ability to dare or dream, more than all of that, what truly distinguishes us is the way we manage the monotony of our lives… and the way we treat others, those who pass by us and smile at us.
So I go back to the beginning, to a phrase from David Byrne, lead singer of Talking Heads, in an interview that was just a few days old: sympathy became an act of resistance.
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