The Big Heart of a Little Woman

“M and J kept the earth in check”—that’s how Tanka Egorova, a high-school student, rhymed the well-known physical formula for everyone. Tanka grew up, and it became clear that she is exactly the kind of person who holds up the earth: she prevents those who are on the brink from falling into the abyss of despair and hopelessness. Did Tanka Egorova have an extrasensory gift? Yes, undoubtedly. And she used that gift generously, without sparing herself and without even thinking whether it was worth burning herself up like that. The thing is, she had one more gift as well—sincerely loving people. And it was precisely this love that gave her great strength. Tanka held up the earth, and the earth held on to her—a small woman with a big heart and a rare gift.