People teach us through movement,Objects teach us through stillness.

There’s more to understand by observing people—

their expressions,

their pauses,

their words,

and what’s left unsaid.

Every choice they make

tells a story.

Because they’re alive,

they change,

and in their changes,

I see my own shape emerge—

through resonance,

through contrast,

through discomfort,

through awe.

But objects…

they stay quiet.

And in their silence,

they ask the deeper questions.

People teach me the now.

Objects teach me the essence.

And both begin with

observation.

So I see now—

everything around me,

everyone I meet,

even the tools in my hands,

are my teachers.

And for that,

I offer my quiet thanks.