Who would you like to talk to soon?
Who would you like to talk with soon?
“Soon” is a strange word. It suggests distance, like something waiting just ahead in time. But not every connection fits into time like that.
Some people feel like always instead of “soon.” Not because they are physically present, but because they shaped the way you understand safety, laughter, honesty, and trust.
The people I would want to talk with aren’t just in one place. They exist in two kinds of presence.
There are the safe living ones — the people I can reach right now. The ones who make everyday life feel steady and real. The ones I can laugh with, confide in, and trust without question. They are my present anchors, the voices I return to in real time when life is happening.
And then there are the safe passed ones — family, sister-friends, and souls who are no longer here, but still deeply part of me. They are not part of “soon” because they don’t belong to waiting. They belong to memory, to meaning, to the quiet places inside me where their presence never fully left. They taught me what comfort feels like, what being understood sounds like, and what it means to be accepted without judgment.
Both groups live in different spaces, but they share the same role: safety. One is lived daily, the other is carried forward.
So maybe the question isn’t really about timing at all.
It’s about connection — who makes you feel like you can speak freely, laugh fully, and be completely yourself without hesitation.
Because the people we want to talk to “soon” are not just the ones we miss or the ones we see.
They are the ones who made us feel understood enough that the conversation never really ends.
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