Love for Sophie

"Sophie, There are feelings which are hard to explain in elegant language, so I will not even try too much. I just miss the shape you give to ordinary time. I miss how conversation with you can make even useless topics feel important. I miss the strange peace that comes when somebody understands your joke before you finish saying it. You have this very rare talent to make people feel less alone without making big performance from it. It is not dramatic, not theatrical, not the cheap movie kind. It is better than that. It is human. It is the type of warmth that stays in the room after you already left. Maybe you do not always see your own beauty because you are too close to your own life. That happens. But from outside, it is very visible. Your mind, your softness, your stubborn little courage, your way of continuing even when days are ugly — all this is beautiful in a serious, not decorative, kind of way. So yes, I miss you. In calm way, in loud way, in random way, in evening way. I hope the world is being kind with you. If not, then at least let this message stand there and protest on your behalf."