There’s pride in being the one others depend on the builder who always shows up. But even fire needs tending. Without space, air, and rest, the flame you give away becomes the light you lose.

You move from table to table, handshake to handshake, searching for something real. You’re not selling you’re serving. But the world only speaks the language of transaction. This is the life of the rōnin consultant: needed, unseen, and faithful to the work itself.