So how is it with the new person you admire? Did you get to meet him?
Oh, hmm, I've let it go.
Already? How come? I thought you wanted to at least be friends?
I did. But it's alright, I think I gained better.
Gained better, in what way?
I... I became him, I became the person I admire.
Go on, I'm listening.
I started to hear my colleagues out, to see things through their lens. In my own sloppy sincere way I aimed to show that I care, used both my mind and my heart to feel and perceive, to let them know they are thought of, that they matter. But I'm still working on being polite, my words can be direct and hurtful, thinking that at least I voiced them out.
I see.
Baby steps, I guess?
Well, we're only human after all. Everyone's trying. That very step gets you somewhere, you know.
I figured too. I'm thankful to have encountered him, my senses were awakened.
Yeah, maybe. But you actually still owe it to yourself. Thank yourself for trying, for wanting to change, for wanting to be better.
Oh, right. Well, uhh, thank you, self. And... thank you.
- To be better.