You Look Like A Fine, Upstanding Young Man; I Think You’ll Do

Is there some point where we stand athwart history yelling stop? Or is it renaissance that’s necessary? Perhaps we have to wipe things out to recognize them for what they were, and represent, and then restore them to a place of honor in our lives if we decide they’re meaningful.

The restoration of handwork to everyday life serves both the person doing the work, and the customer. Walmart is useful, but it cannot feed the soul. Luddites want to dig ditches with spoons, but that’s not what I’m talking about. People need to see the evidence of humanity in their everyday objects. The persons that produce these everyday objects need to feel the humanity of the people that use their creations in return.