My brother and I used to roast each other mercilessly and laugh until we cried, but after our big fight last year we're careful and nice to each other and it feels like we're strangers wearing our old relationship like a costume.
More people experience this than they realize.
The fear of reopening wounds has replaced natural sibling irreverence with performative politeness.
“Where Are You with Buddhist ecology?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.