We can't understand when we're pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with a younger generation: blood, genes, humor. It means we were actually here, on Earth, for a time - like the Egyptians with their pyramids, only with children.

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Themes

  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it
  • History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation

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