I live in a 150-year-old house and sometimes I imagine all the people who lived here before me and wonder if they worried about the same things or if every generation thinks their problems are unprecedented.
More people experience this than they realize.
Physical connections to previous generations offer perspective on the universality and particularity of human concerns across time.
“Where Are You with Historical consciousness and temporal depth?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.