I love this so much! Thank you, Abigail! In my most recent personal essay for Human/Mother, I recounted the conversation about death with my five-year-old and ended up on the subject of living. I told her that "loving is living." The ending of your post here made me think of what I had *just* published. Anyway, love reading your words! Keep going!
Time isnāt the only thing that costs moneyā¦space does too, along with nearly everything in it. Most dimensions of life have been commodified, save for the ones weāve yet to name. Simply existing carries a price in the system we inhabit. But as you suggest, that price reflects a deviation from a parallel realityāthe one you describe. The deeper question is: why are peopleās lived realities normalized within a structure so misaligned with the experience of those who shape it?
Why are they indeed. Capitalism is an easy enemy. But again, āweā chose that, too. One hunch is itās our human nature, right? The two sides, the push the pull, the magnets driving us forward and apart. We must work against the negative nature instead of giving in to it.
Thanks for the chat on the topic! I could go on for hours ā¤ļø
I love this so much! Thank you, Abigail! In my most recent personal essay for Human/Mother, I recounted the conversation about death with my five-year-old and ended up on the subject of living. I told her that "loving is living." The ending of your post here made me think of what I had *just* published. Anyway, love reading your words! Keep going!
Omg how ~collective consciousness~ of us!! Iām going to go read your post asap. Thanks for reading and keep at it right back š„°ššš
This is the best internet hug ever. Thank you.
š„¹ I love this description. Thank YOU! ā¤ļø
Soooooo slippery to be swept into the screenā¦over and over again.
Presence, our potent power š©µ
Itās so easy to spend time poorly!
gorgeous, Abigail
š„² thank you!! Iāve been festering on this thought for some time and hoped it would hit alright. Iām glad you liked it.
Time isnāt the only thing that costs moneyā¦space does too, along with nearly everything in it. Most dimensions of life have been commodified, save for the ones weāve yet to name. Simply existing carries a price in the system we inhabit. But as you suggest, that price reflects a deviation from a parallel realityāthe one you describe. The deeper question is: why are peopleās lived realities normalized within a structure so misaligned with the experience of those who shape it?
Why are they indeed. Capitalism is an easy enemy. But again, āweā chose that, too. One hunch is itās our human nature, right? The two sides, the push the pull, the magnets driving us forward and apart. We must work against the negative nature instead of giving in to it.
Thanks for the chat on the topic! I could go on for hours ā¤ļø