Here's a gratitude game I play with myself.
I pick a modern object and ruminate over how much history went into making it possible. Take this rig: the metal components come from tens of thousands of years of metal-craft. The paints and rubbers come from synthetic versions of natural dyes and fibres that cost hundreds of thousands of lives to industrialize. Then there's the engineering, and the distribution challenges...
We live on the shoulders of so many.
And we take *such* gifts for granted.
@MLClark Your post reminded me of the TV series Connections (with James Burke), which was broadcasted on PBS when I was growing up. I think some episodes are available on YouTube. I loved it back in the day.
I think I've seen some of those! Thanks for the nudge to skip down memory lane! :)