I always depended on the kindness of strangers. II

Say the line “the best is yet to come” or “I always depended on the kinds of strangers”— without irony, without performance — and watch what happens.

There’s often a pause.

A look.

Then a polite nod of agreement that doesn’t quite engage.

Not rejection.

Not disagreement.

Just… no grammar to respond.

That reaction tells you something important.

Many people — in…