It’s just the price of any kind of physical and emotional freedom. But if I am still paying it then I can’t be free? And then Dr. Oppong, in that voice—always in that voice, like he’s telling you the end of a fable—ah, but you can’t truly understand freedom without captivity. Then he pauses—because he doesn’t want to make light of your suffering—and says: but seriously. When the loneliness comes, welcome it. By coming to you in a quiet moment, it is honouring you. Don’t distract yourself from it—treat it as you would treat a dear friend who has travelled many miles to reach you.
