The Authority of Obsession

Demonstrated by a world-class ten year old

Photo by Caleb Kim on Unsplash

It was a strange combination.

Four hundred and fifty adults had been brought to their knees in silence on the floor of a school gym.

I’d been in empty gyms before, where the echoing squeak of my own runners on the floor were the sole sound. That kind of silence made sense.

But being in a university sports center that was full…