History is for the living
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History is for the living
History often presents itself as grand, sweeping narratives—wars, revolutions, prominent figures that reshaped the world. But the tiny, easily missed fragments of peoples everyday life holds a different truth than what we’re used to seeing. In some ways, the search for these details feels like reaching back in time and keeping those voices from fad
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Memory is meant to be given. It isn’t held well alone. It is meant to be held in a collective and across generations. Memories that remain exclusive to a particular individual or even community are at risk of becoming false.
Cole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
To be lost is to be human
Feeling lost is a fundamental part of the human experience, a feeling that traces back to the dawn of history.
Feeling lost is a fundamental part of the human experience, a feeling that traces back to the dawn of history.