Somehow, everything connected.
I walked into a disagreement with a friend. He brought up the “witch-hunting” parallel. I didn’t react immediately. I just said that, to me, it looked like a classic pattern of enemy-making: “I’ll protect you from the enemy” — only back then, with far more brutal tools. Same mechanism as today. We paused. A shared silence.
Then he explained the logic behind his view. I listened. He had to rush, so we didn’t close it — I just said: we’ll come back to this. And that felt right.
I connected with my car too.
The steering felt oddly heavy at first — then it clicked: for the last two days I’d been driving a new car with ultra-light steering. Once I realised that, driving suddenly became an experience again. And the sound system helped. 😄
The mechanic was covered in oil from head to toe. Told me he was completely overloaded, booked solid, but he’d check the car and call me.
I asked his name. I pronounced it wrong. We laughed.
That was enough.
I stepped outside to call a taxi.
A random guy was walking to his car. Slightly awkward “alright”-exchange. I mentioned I’d dropped my car off for an MOT.
Suddenly we were talking about Pat. Good mechanic. Always overloaded. Who would’ve guessed. 🙂
The taxi driver’s name was Qasir.
I didn’t just read it — I asked how to pronounce it. Then where the name comes from.
Pakistan. Capital city. Too many people. I said: maybe not too many people — just too little (or broken) infrastructure. He nodded.
Religion came up. I asked whether he feels like money has become the new super-god.
He agreed instantly.
I thanked him for the conversation. £2 tip in the app.
Did I just pay for a good feeling?
Yes. And every penny was worth it.
In between: phone calls. Witnessing documents. Deadlines. Jokes about “hyper-dirty paperwork”.
Everything felt light.
The key was the same in every situation: PLAYFULNESS. (You don’t like being shouted at either, right? 😉)
That’s why it energises me.
I love this. ❤️