Nothing attunes you to the beauty of the quotidian like a man who decides not to kill you after all

David Mitchell
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The world is a dangerous place. People can be cruel and unforgiving to those who do not conform to the idea of what they think a man should be. The world can seem like a scary place; a place where people should always be ready to defend themselves. But, if you lived in a world where even the worst person would only kill you after you had done everything you could to win their respect, how much easier would life be? These days, we live in a world where everyone has the potential to be the worst person imaginable. In these kinds of situations, it’s easy to feel as though nothing attunes us to the beauty of the quotidian.

Source: The Bone Clocks

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