What if, more than giving advice or being right, what really brought people together was the ability to ask the right question?
We’ve all experienced that uncomfortable moment when someone asks “Are you okay?” and we feel like the question is just a formality. It’s not that the person doesn’t care about us. But sometimes, there just isn’t the space, the patience, or the genuine intention to listen. And you can feel that. This text is a reflection on how good questions can change conversations, relationships, and even the way we understand ourselves. Because some questions are asked with the ears – and others are asked with the heart. There are days when someone asks “You good?” and we automatically reply “Yeah.” But I remember a time when someone simply asked me “How are you?” – and I instinctively replied “I’m fine”. But they didn’t stop there. They looked at me and said: “Really, how are you?” And that – something that sounds so simple – had a huge impact. Not because I was desperate to open up, but because I felt that the question came with presence. With attention. And with real inter...
