"Positivity can only take you so far". I watched as he religiously prepared the tea, the earthy smell grounding the minds of the inhabitants in the room. It was just him and I, but somehow it felt like we had an unseen, but strongly felt audience.

I glanced at his striking beard. It looked like it also held wisdom, the greys being the lessons-beautiful and transformed. His wrinkles, were grooves that told a...