21/07/2026
CHAPTER ONE
The Man Everyone Thought Was Fine
There is a strange loneliness that comes with being the person everybody believes is strong.
You learn how to walk into rooms carrying answers.
At work, somebody needs direction. At university, there are students waiting for you to know what comes next. Somewhere else, there is research that must be completed, a deadline that cannot move, a patient who needs an opinion, a family matter requiring attention, a church expecting leadership, and people who have quietly decided that you are one of those men who somehow knows how to make things work.
You become useful.
And usefulness can become an identity.
For years, I became very good at carrying things.
Responsibilities.
Expectations.
Other people's problems.
My own ambitions.
I built a life that, from the outside, made sense.
TBC......
