When Life Runs Dry, Friends Draw Water: Finding Sweetness in Simple Moments

The people around us taste the sweetness too and gasp: "You have saved the best wine for last? Why?"

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I had a lot on my mind when a friend called. We chatted for two hours about this and that. Nothing special—he told me about his life, and I told him about mine. He told me about a book he’d read, and I told him about an article I wrote.

He said he was drinking coffee at the moment, looking out the window. I asked what kind of coffee it was.…