12-05-2024
I recently gave a speech at a humanitarian confirmation ceremony to around 400 people. Afterwards, multiple parents thanked me for one thought experiment in particular, and it goes like this:
Imagine you lay a single grain of sand onto the ground. No one would call this a pile of sand. Now place another grain of sand upon the ground. Still no one would call this a pile of sand. Now do this every day for 14 years.
When does the collection of grains become a pile?
Today it looks almost identical to yesterday, so it can’t be today. But compare the sand pile today and 3 years ago, and you will see a significant shift.
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