And because he existed, the family’s verdict never became the whole truth of me, and so, when the moment came, there was still an intact person left inside me to walk to the bank.

That is what one clear act of being truly seen can do.

It can keep a whole person alive inside a house that is trying, without even meaning to, to convince them they are no one.

If you are the overlooked one, find that person, or become that person for someone else.

It is worth more than sixty-two percent of anything.

Chapter 19 — Warm and Cold