If you could …

Someone I don’t know personally but whom I am aware of, recently asked a question that stopped me in my tracks. Boom, just like that. The question he asked is simple, but powerful. Some who responded gave such wonderfully heartwarming replies, thinking of those close to them (whether deceased or alive). A few (predictably) only thought of celebrities or public figures. Ever since reading that simple question, I keep thinking not only who would be included in my answer but, more importantly, what I might have to say.

I must give full credit to Eric Alper for asking the question:

If you could chat with anyone on this bench for an hour, who would you choose?

Or perhaps you’d rather sit in a sunny spot beneath the trees …