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The Conversation. A few days ago, I was sitting at a small outdoor table at my favorite local café, enjoying a quiet afternoon with a book and a Diet Coke. An agitated middle-aged woman at the next table suddenly turned toward me, her face etched with frustration, and demanded, “Aren’t you upset by all that is going on in the world right now?” I closed my book and looked at her calmly. “What do you mean?” I asked. She gestured wildly with her hands. “How can you even ask tha

Watch a baby encounter a new object, a crinkly wrapper, a dangling toy, or even their own toes and you witness something profound: pure, unfiltered discovery. Eyes widen. Tiny hands reach. Everything goes straight to the mouth for a full sensory investigation. There is no agenda, no self-consciousness, no “I already know this.” Just intense, joyful curiosity that turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. As philosopher Alan Watts observed, babies embody the very essence of e