There’s also something revealing about how rare these glimpses feel. That says less about any one politician and more about what modern politics has become. The machinery runs nonstop now. Even when officials aren’t in office, they’re still in the cycle. There is always another interview, another attack, another rumor, another narrative to shape. There is always a reason to stay sharp, to stay loud, to stay ready.
Yet the truth remains: no human can operate at full intensity forever without paying a price. The body remembers stress. The mind carries unresolved moments like stones in a pocket. The more a person is treated as a symbol, the less space they have to be a person. Even those who thrive on attention eventually meet a wall where attention stops feeling like fuel and starts feeling like gravity. Continue reading…