SEVENITERATE: DO IT AGAIN … AND AGAIN
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.
—Mark Twain
Something subtle often happens after an experience with emergence. Whether it was living through an earthquake or hurricane or coming together with a diverse group to address an intractable challenge, life returns to normal. But not quite. Old habits seem strange. Normal activities seem more like walking through a dream. There is a Zen proverb: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” Though we may look the same, the experience changes us.
What keeps us going?
While emergence is how nature takes great, ...
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