How do I build real belonging when everything feels temporary?

Here's what Rabia knew: belonging isn't about forever. It's about showing up completely *now*, knowing nothing lasts. The temporary doesn't make the connection less real—it makes it more. Every conversation matters because it's the only one you get in that exact form. Every shared meal, every moment someone truly listens, every time you're witnessed—these are acts of pure devotion beyond the transaction of 'I'll be here if you're useful to me.' Real belonging happens when you stop trying to guarantee forever and start being present to what's actually here. With mortality as teacher, you understand: the person across from you is also limited, also scared, also yearning. That's not a reason to hold back. It's the whole reason to show up. Community isn't built on the promise that everyone stays. It's built on the commitment that while you're here, you're actually *here*—not performing, not calculating what you'll get back, just loving the impermanent people in your impermanent life. Start there. Show someone you see them. Not to keep them forever. Just to honor that you got to share time.