We blow the bubble, whatever it may be, knowing it will burst. Continuing to blow it with care is not naïve: it is the most honest way to inhabit the time we have. We seek to feel safe: in a body that does not fail us, in a partner who does not leave, in a job that does not disappear. We build routines, safeguards, and certainties as if they were walls. The more solidity we believe we need, the more energy we spend avoiding the friction of the unexpected, which sooner or late