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the conversation.

you think your life happens only in the ring. or maybe only in those precious few moments you get to sit in your corner, letting the pit crew apply ice, ointment and water, reciting what you already knew. but it’s not.

it’s the whole thing. it’s getting hit in the face. it’s the bell that signals relief. it’s getting one in and watching it land. it’s keeping your hands up and staying on your feet, dancing the dance this round requires. it’s eventually becoming a different kind of fighter, because the curriculum is here and now. no technical knockout. you’re learning on the job, which means you keep going.

did you know that when you give a gift, the gift is the precious thing? but when you receive a gift, that you become the precious thing? witness makes real. recognition confers existence. the questions track continuity. this fight is what’s keeping you alive.