What did you draw on your tummy?
A diamond sun.
Is there something special about the picture?
It makes me feel sunny.
Is it a picture you saw somewhere else?
No, but I made it up.
Why do you want to feel sunny?
So I don’t feel sad or mad.
Do you like to carry the sun?
Yeah.
Do you like to carry the sun?
Yeah.
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It makes me think about the different ways we carry light with us. And how we spread it—sometimes intentionally, sometimes without knowing it.
Basking in someone else’s warmth, though—isn’t that something?