Our friend group started doing monthly 'authentic sharing' dinners to deepen our relationships, but now our regular hangouts feel shallow by comparison and nobody knows how to just chat anymore without it being A Meaningful Conversation. We've accidentally created a hierarchy where deep equals good and casual equals lacking.
More people experience this than they realize.
The pursuit of depth has devalued the essential human pleasure of easy, undemanding companionship.
“Where Are You with The examined natural life — Nasreddin's synthesis?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.