View from Above
Before a Difficult Conversation
Your heartbeat, faster than usual, preparing you
Your body, coiled with anticipatory energy
The room where it will happen, just a room
The building, indifferent to human drama
The city, where a thousand difficult conversations happen every hour
The country, where courage is exercised in kitchens and boardrooms
The planet, where every language has a word for 'sorry'
Earth from space, a place where beings evolved to talk to each other
The solar system, silent — no one else is having conversations
The cosmos, vast and voiceless, which makes every word sacred
The conversation will end. The relationship may transform. Your courage is larger than your fear.
After Seneca, On the Shortness of Life