Losing the senses is how they become keener

At the vein-thin moment when we feel suffocated – just before our breath is snatched from our nostrils – when the walls close in, and when we feel squeezed into the claustrophobic confines of darkness, that’s when we catch a glimpse of just how large we are. When you let yourself go, the smallest and tightest space can become the largest room. Losing the senses is how they become keener.