At some point in our lives, most of us have dreamt about leaving everything behind and escaping to an island where no one can find us. After all, sometimes, you just need a break from the world. Most of us snap out of these daydreams. But not everyone…
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
In 1606, the bubonic plague returned to London. Two years earlier, it had killed 30,000 of its inhabitants. The plague hit like a hammer that winter. This time the city took no chances. It shut down on a massive scale. All the theaters closed. This was a bitter blow for playwrights and actors. Out of work and under house arrest, they had little to do but twiddle their thumbs and play the waiting game.
Interdependence
Being human is an amazing thing, isn’t it? I mean, we have these incredibly large brains, that we can use to think and imagine and solve problems and ultimately shape the world around us. We have our own thoughts, our own feelings, and our own bodies. As individuals, we are each unique and special It’s really amazing!
But along with this feeling of individual power and uniqueness comes the feeling of separation…