Reflection
Access Is Not Entitlement
History is not a permanent key to another person's attention or peace.
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Richard Nkwenti
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Familiarity can make people confuse access with entitlement. They knew you before the boundary, so they treat the boundary as betrayal.
But history is not a permanent key. Love does not grant unlimited entry to your attention, labor, or peace. Mature relationships can survive a door that closes at the right hour.
If respect disappears when access changes, what was the relationship truly protecting?