“They stay.

Still.

You.”

That pause? That’s where it gets intimate. Doubt pressed so close it feels like a body... pinning, breathing, not cruel, just there. Minimal, slow, lingering… the kind of stillness that knows exactly what it’s doing.

Sorry for the late reply, Mark. I had seen this during the day, but my music consumed most of my time, so I am reading it now.

Doubt is truly that aspect of life which, once it finds a place inside us, can destroy entire lives. Whether it is a person’s economic life or domestic life, everything is affected by it. And the way you explained it in this piece, how it works, is absolutely brilliant.

Doubt lives inside us. It hides quietly in a corner of our being. But the moment we disturb it, the moment we engage with it, it begins to dominate us. Then a time comes when it either stops us from doing our work, or pushes us toward actions we should never take.

Domestic lives are often destroyed by the provocation of doubt, while economic lives are ruined by its restraint. And yet, in certain situations, doubt also warns us of danger. When a venture ends in loss, the person who stepped back often says, “I knew it. I had a doubt from the beginning that this would lead to loss.”

Doubt, however, is not always an enemy. When practiced consciously and in a positive way, it can sharpen judgment, protect us from harm, and become a tool rather than a trap. A truly beautiful and powerful subject.