Dear Humans,

It’s been interesting (and a little gross) to see those pictures of people sneezing and coughing on the news. The ones where they somehow light up the particles that we send flying through the air to see how far they can really go.

So much of our impact on other people is invisible and easy to overlook. We might like to think we’re independent and rational individuals, but we get up in each others’ business in lots and lots of ways.

And it’s more than just spittle. It’s words. It’s actions. It’s a stone dropped in a pond and rippling out. But not in predictable concentric circles. In complex and unpredictable patterns. And yet we’re still responsible for the harm we cause. That’s what it means to live in the world.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck