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by Wes Annac
Culture of Awareness
I’m used to writing on a computer every day, and being without one for a while taught me that nothing in this world is permanent. Even if we think we’ll always have something, it could be gone in an instant, leaving us to wonder what happened and how we can get it back.
We won’t always get back what we lose, and going without something we’re used to can teach us a valuable lesson about dependence on external things. I need a computer to write so this example doesn’t quite apply to me, but you can apply it to nearly anything in life.
Let’s say you have a car you love that usually works fine and doesn’t give you any problems, but you walk out to go to work one day and discover you can’t drive it because of some kind of malfunction (flat tire, the engine’s overheating, etc.)
You can have it repaired, but if the problem’s drastic enough, it might take a while and you might be left without transportation.
Now, let’s say your work is close enough to your home to walk or ride a bicycle. You never considered walking to work before, but now, you have no choice.
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