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What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done when no one was watching? What’s the Bravest Thing You’ve Ever Done When No One Was Watching?We talk about bravery like it’s a stage performance — something that needs an audience to count. The soldier charging forward, the whistleblower at the podium, the person diving into a river…
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What are your favorite 5 apps on your phone? What Are Your Favorite 5 Apps on Your Phone?Someone asked me this the other day, almost as a throwaway question while we waited for a lecture to start, and I found myself pausing longer than the question deserved. Not because I didn’t know the answer, but…
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What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you? What’s the Kindest Thing Someone Has Ever Done for You?I have been turning this question over for a while, and my mind keeps returning to the same memory, though it isn’t the most dramatic one I could tell.There was a season when I was stretched…
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If the salary was the same, what job would you be doing right now and why? If the Salary Was the Same, What Job Would You Be Doing Right Now — and Why?I have asked myself this question more than once, usually late at night when the wards are quiet and my mind finally has…
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What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? What’s the Weirdest Coincidence You’ve Ever Experienced?I used to think coincidences were just statistics wearing a costume — the mathematics of a big, crowded world occasionally repeating itself in ways that feel personal but aren’t. Then a few things happened to me that I still can’t fully shake…
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What’s a book you never finished but still think about? What’s a Book You Never Finished But Still Think About?There’s a book on my shelf with a bookmark stuck at page 140-something, and it’s been there for longer than I’d like to admit. I know exactly where I stopped. I even remember why — life…
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If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why? If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why?I have never wanted a tattoo. Needles aside, I have always felt a quiet suspicion toward the idea of putting something permanent on my body before…
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How did you meet your significant other? How Did You Meet Your Significant Other? (A Story I Haven’t Lived Yet)I don’t have an answer to this one yet — not a real one, anyway. But I’ve thought about it enough times, usually late at night after a long call shift or a chapter of my…
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What’s a cultural tradition from your country that you love? What’s a Cultural Tradition from Your Country That You LoveI’ve been asked this question a few times, and my mind always goes to the same place: the New Yam Festival.If you’re not familiar with it, the New Yam Festival — Iri Ji, as we call…
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If you could relive one day from your past, which day would it be and why? If You Could Relive One Day From Your Past, Which Day Would It Be and Why?Someone asked me this question on a slow evening, the kind of evening where the power had gone and I was sitting outside my…
