Humans are not the only animals to use tools, but we are the one species that has come to rely on technology more than any other. But the fruits of our progress towards ever more advanced technologies have been a double-edged sword.
A snap fiction story that popped into the world after I snapped a photo of two abandoned children’s sneakers, on the entrance steps leading to a front door somewhere along the canals of Amsterdam.
On the whole, doubt often gets a bad rap. We don’t like it; we prefer certainty. But the ways in which we deal with doubt may reveal some insights into what makes us human and how to find your way in a life in which uncertainty will always play a part.
A little Tuesday-morning poem for your reading enjoyment.
The little details of life—and their associated kindnesses—are often lost in the maelstrom of history. But in many ways, it’s those little details that matter most.