Stepping into the Same River Twice Sometimes life puts you in a time loop For the past few months I’ve had the strange feeling of reliving 2017–2018, but with softer edges. The same thoughts, the same situations, the same difficult decisions - only this time less intense than the raw shock of May 18, 2018. It feels like stepping into the same waters I entered in 1998, except this time I stayed four times longer. Why does this particular loop feel so different now? In the last year I lost four very close friends. Two of them - Mojina and Moreno - were incredibly supportive during the hardest months of the COVID pandemic. I had seen both just a few months ago. Their departures, almost simultaneous, left a deep silence. The other two I had known for nearly forty years, mostly through work, but our connection remained close and personal. Then came the second departure from the same company. The first time, years ago, felt like a clean break. This time it carried more weight. I saw the same...
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