Potential Energy

Quick and Painless by RAQ
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My parents recently finished an addition to the garage, giving them space for their business, and a room on the second floor for the family.

Downstairs, its clear they run their business from that room. But upstairs, there is no clear purpose. It is mostly empty space, with enough furniture to make it comfortable.

Whenever people enter the upstairs, they immediately see possibility for it. “You should live up here.” It would make a great apartment. “You could have a pretty cool studio up here.” Its true.

The lack of a clear, well defined purpose for that room lets people see what it could be. But I’m happy with it the way it is. If it stayed a blank slate, couldn’t it be all of those things, in turn?

Imagine if people saw the potential they see in an empty room, in something that already has a purpose. I hope you’ll join me in my mall.

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