The road ahead is dim — that much is certain;
who could tell there is jade inside the stone?
One morning a master cutter splits it clean open,
and what seemed ordinary shows its green-white light.
The rejection was scheduling, not verdict. What you are asking for is held by a person who needs to see that you mean it. Polite persistence — spaced, undramatic, unhurt — is the differentiator this sign rewards.
Read silence as scheduling rather than verdict: one graceful follow-up carries more meaning than ten fresh openers. The fortune rewards interest that stays unhurt.
The creak-open-door sign — the vanished client answers one more useful note, not a guilt trip. Second and third touches are where the meeting lives.
The mentor, the recruiter, the referrer — the second and third touch earn the meeting.
Send the gracious follow-up today — reference the last contact, add one new useful thing.
