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Why traditional practices feel impossible in modern life

I tried to start a storytelling circle like my grandmother used to host but everyone kept checking their phones and asking when it would be over.

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The rhythms and attention spans required for ancestral wisdom are incompatible with contemporary existence.

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“Where Are You with African comedy traditions?”

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