our digital world is one in which the ordinary seems like dross when compared to its offer of the hyperreal. It primes us ever more to avoid and filter out the inconvenient reminders of our frailty and vulnerabilities. In such a world, how do we build a life that gives us the will to journey through and not avoid, avert, or go around? How do we build such a life in an age that is so rich with ways to circumvent the mundane and avoid the fellowship of suffering? What we need is a story that can fortify us with sufficient assurances that our presence and proximity remain precious and meaningful
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