“Today, everyone I love is together and alive. Tomorrow, that might not be the case. I understand how easy it is to dwell in the aftermath of all your worst fears. To spend every day bracing for tomorrow’s pain. But, Essiya, you can’t survive in the future. You don’t exist there yet,” Sefa said. “How do I stay calm? Simple. I recognize that I am afraid because I still have something to lose, and if I’m afraid, then it hasn’t been lost yet. It means I have a chance to change the outcome.”
