Upgrade

by Blake Crouch

And I was struck again with the awareness that I was alive in strange times. There was a palpable sense of things in decline.

Real

“Life never really goes the way you want or expect. Usually, even getting exactly what you want turns out not to have been what you really wanted. So, my son, if you ever find a sliver of happiness and peace, just be thankful and live. Don’t reach for more, because a sliver is more than most people ever find.”