One day he yelled at his mom, and nothing happened.

One day he bullied a classmate, the girl cried, but nothing else happened.

One day he didn’t do an assignment, and nothing happened.

One day he decided not to call his parents to let them know he’d be home late, and nothing happened

One day he thought there was no point in telling them how he felt, and nothing happened.

One day he chose not to give that good-bye kiss, and nothing happened.

One day he preferred not to fix that problem and apparently nothing happened.

One morning his anger was still there.

One day he couldn’t shake frustration and sadness off.

One day he just got used to living with that bitter feeling.

One day he just didn’t pay enough attention to his kid, even when the boy yelled at him.

One day the teacher told him the boy had been bullying his classmates, but he thought it wasn’t a big deal.

One day he didn’t make time to check his kid’s homework.

One day he was too busy to ask his son how he was feeling.

One day he was running late for work, so he skipped the good‑bye kiss

One day he told himself that his son’s joys and fears didn’t really concern him.

One day the disconnection simply became normal.

Right now, my Mexico is sick. Many women are being murdered after being raped or tortured. People are beginning to ask themselves what they can do to stop it, beyond pushing the government to take action. And this is only one of the many issues around the world that have slowly become “normal.”

One day it became normal to move Indigenous communities out of their territories “for the sake of the economy.”

One day it became normal to damage our planet just to make our lives more convenient.

One day it became normal to watch people suffer and do nothing.

One day it became normal to make decisions without considering whether they were fair or healthy.

But one day, someone stopped accepting that version of “normal” and committed to building a different one. And thankfully, that person wasn’t alone.