If you ask him about one thing, he replies with something completely different, O Naji, because the worries of daily livelihood have intervened.
Naji captures that deeply relatable moment where the exhausting demands of daily survival completely overwhelm a person's inner world. You ask him about love, emotions, or his well-being, but his thoughts are so entangled in the worries of earning a living that he answers with something else entirely. It is a tender reflection on how the harsh practicalities of life often crowd out romance, poetry, and peace of mind.
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