👉 "Breathlessly," you ask? It's like a feeling that's impossible to put downālike an unstoppable urge to scream! Here's how it works:
Imagine this: You're on a train, and thereās a stranger sitting across from you, a man in his mid-60s who looks like he's had his share of experiences. The train is silent, and the silence feels oppressive until suddenly, the stranger starts talking.
"Hey, I've got a secret," he says. "I used to be a firefighter, but then I got outta there and started working as an accountant."
At first, you're taken aback by his sudden change of subject, but then you can't help but feel curiousālike you want to know more about this man's life story.
"Sure," he says. "It sounds interesting."
And so you start talking, sharing your own experiences with the stranger. You talk about how you used to work in a hospital and had to deal with patients with terminal illnesses. How you once tried to rescue someone from an elevator only to see them die seconds later.
As you tell him more of your story, he starts laughing. It's the sound of laughter that makes breathing feel effortlessāa sense of relief, as if his secrets are finally coming out.
But then it hits you: You're not sure how long this will lastācan you really believe this stranger's life? And when you finally hear him say "I'm