A man catches your eye. You linger over his mouth, the shape of his body, the suggestion of what might happen next. Then he says something that makes you want to stay. This issue of Willpower follows that curiosity.

Chris is 60 years old, but he speaks about that age without heaviness or nostalgia. It feels less like reflection and more like arrival—not perfect, not finished, but settled into himself in a way that took a long time to reach. What matters most to him now is not anything external. It is connection—real connection with other people—and the ability to be fully present for it.