By Manjeev Vishvkarma
Avery: What is ‘okay,’ really? Sometimes it feels like this fragile word we toss around, a cloak for emotions we don’t fully understand.
Soren: It’s strange, isn’t it? ‘Okay’ can be a shield, a mask, or a silent plea for someone to ask if we’re truly fine. Sometimes, I think we use it because we don’t know what else to say.
Avery: Exactly. It’s like we’re searching for its definition in ourselves. One moment, it means ‘I’m surviving,’ and the next, it means ‘I’m pretending.’
Soren: Maybe that’s why it feels so undefined-because ‘okay’ is constantly shifting, just like we are. Some days, it’s enough to simply be ‘okay.’ But other days… it’s a hollow word, a filler for the uncertainty inside us.
Avery: I find myself there too-lost between what I think is okay and what I feel isn’t. It’s like trying to grasp water. The more I reach for it, the more it slips through my fingers.
Soren: Maybe ‘okay’ isn’t meant to be something we define. Maybe it’s a state we pass through, a word that reflects not where we are, but where we’re going.
Avery: And sometimes, just saying ‘okay’ is the closest we can get to understanding it.
Literary Latitude 