Presence · 3 min
Two cups
For an evening when all you have to do is be present.
Set two glasses on the table, even if you are not sure the second one will be filled. Light the candle between them. Not high — low, so that glances meet above the flame and not around it.
Put the phone away. Under a book, in a drawer, somewhere where the screen cannot tremble under your eye.
Ask something that is not a yes or a no. "Which hour of the day was yours" works. "When was the last time you cried because of something beautiful" works too. It does not matter how it is answered. It matters that you dared to ask.
The candle will close the evening at the right moment. That is not your responsibility.
The candle for this moment
