Rishi Keshe Hirway

You meet somebody in the world, and you get to have this three-dimensional view of who they are immediately.

And I think it's so fascinating to get to find out, how did they get that way?

What made them who they are?

And I think looking back at those origin stories also has that kind of sense of nostalgia built into it.

It would mean so much to me if people even spent the time to listen.

That is a form of love.

Attention is a form of love, even if they don't know me.

And to me, the idea that anybody would spend any time with something that I made, something that I put myself into, is really meaningful.

And if anyone were to connect with my experiences, my stories,

That would be amazing.

I think I just want to feel more closely connected.

It's a hard one to put into instruction, but I think being curious about other people is really a requirement for deeper connection and for deeper listening.

You have to come in with the table already set for you to empathize, to take a cue from improv, the rule of yes and.

It's not enough to just ask the question, you have the answer come and then you walk away.

or you move on, you know, like I think real listening means sometimes there are other questions underneath that question that they're inviting you to ask implicitly.

And you need to have that kind of internal curiosity to want to go find the next question and go a little deeper.

Thank you so much.

It really means a lot to me.

in and out eyes closed from the strain

Things changing now Words I keep saying out loud And slipping from mind I need a little more time Words you never managed Time I spent away