Engaging Introduction

Let me tell you about the moment I stared at an old car’s dashboard and felt completely lost.

I was helping a friend move his late father’s car—a 1980s sedan that had been sitting in a garage for years. The upholstery smelled like memories. The radio was analog. And the gear shift had a letter I’d never seen before: “E.”

I knew P, R, N, D, and even L or 2. But E? What on earth was E?

“Electric?” I guessed. “Emergency?” “Exit?”