This series left us with the feeling that just as the story seemed to be ending, something new was beginning.
Certain scenes lingered long after we finished watching. They returned unexpectedly throughout our days, carrying a significance that seemed to extend beyond the moment itself. A line of dialogue, a fleeting expression, or a simple gesture would resurface and invite us to look again.
This time, our conversation followed not the traces of a book, but the traces of being human.
A book first published in 1983, now in its 31st edition, with not a single word changed: Being Human.
Rather than losing relevance over the years, its insights seem to have gained even greater meaning with time.
A few months ago, I was watching a talk show when a guest shared an unusual way of assessing people.
Whenever they met someone new, they would ask a simple question:
“How long have you known your oldest friend?”
Some books don’t transform your life overnight. Instead, they deepen ideas that have quietly accompanied you for years. Seekers by Paul Dunion was one of those books for me.
What initially drew me in was the title itself. There is a well-known Sufi saying: “Not all who seek will find, but all who find are seekers.” For much of my adult life, I have been fascinated by the idea that life is less about reaching definitive answers and more about remaining open to discovery. The title felt like an invitation I couldn’t ignore.
Life has a remarkable way of reminding us that we are not in control.
Not long ago, I sat down to write, with a clear plan for the evening. Then a message arrived: a dear friend’s father had passed away unexpectedly. Within the hour, I found myself at the hospital, standing alongside people I care about. In moments like these, there are rarely words that can ease the pain. Yet simply being present—sharing silence, grief, and humanity—often matters more than anything we could say.
How much easier this sentence makes the manager’s job at some moments. Or so it seems at that moment. I have had the opportunity to work in the HR realm for many years to know that human resources desks witness requests and even complaints much more than appreciation and thanks. It was a sentence I heard indirectly or directly many times; “But HR wants it that way!”. We can guess what happens before “but” in the sentence; “It feels wrong to me too, but…
