Sometimes, All We Have To Do Is Listen. Quietly.

Give 1 to get 10.

Aldric Chen
ILLUMINATION
Published in
7 min readMar 10, 2021

--

Photo by RR Abrot on Unsplash

“Can’t he hurry? He has been at the counter for the longest time.”

Echoes of annoyance streamed past my ears from the back. It was a workday afternoon, and there is a long queue of people seeking a routine caffeine shot at Starbucks.

--

--

Aldric Chen
ILLUMINATION

24x Top Writer (as of June 2023). I uncover interesting retirement stories. I also capture and reveal uncomfortable real-life stories the way they are.