Cheap Gold
A few days ago, I texted a few friends. One had a new dog, another a new marriage, another a new problem on his plate, all were a little overwhelmed. The responses were varied, with a single thread that tied them all together: thank you. A couple of days later someone reached out to me. Something I’d written struck her and stuck with her, so she responded with a generous encouragement: this is gold. It seemed that in both cases, something cheap became priceless upon its receipt. My texts were sent with intention, but haste, with ten seconds of thought and a few [...]