I stepped into an elevator. One of my neighbours glanced at the weather app and said, “Cold today, isn’t it?"
Before we remember lessons, we remember voices. My father asks me, “How was your day?” every day. My mother calls us for dinner, my siblings tease me, and my grandparents offer me quiet advice.
We often imagine interruptions as loud and obvious acts like cutting someone off while talking and speaking over them and forcefully changing the topic. Yet the conversations shaped by interruptions today are far more discreet.
There was a time when talks were slow and pauses were respected and listening was not considered a performance or work. But now, it seems that something has changed.
