I was with some young people at a flea market organised for social projects. We were standing in front of a big church. I noticed a younger woman of Asian origin who was looking very sadly into the world. I gave her a small gift and approached her. She looked uncertain. She spoke English. When I asked where she was from, I learned that she was from Malaysia and had come to Europe for a week with her mother. Trust grew. She told me that she had finished school and was now unsure whether she should go to medical school. I listened attentively and then asked her how much certainty she needed to make a decision. 80 %! Then I made her understanding through small examples that the 20 % uncertainty would stay and go along with her decisions and that - in uncertain periods - she should not give too much space to this 20 %. In the meantime, her mother had joined us and listened gratefully and attentively. I saw tears in the young woman's eyes, tears of gratitude and joy. At the end, the mother said, "Maybe it was only because of this hopeful talk for my daughter that we should come to Europe. Tomorrow we will fly back!" Then we said goodbye.
