Why we need to dig deep

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Life can be dispiriting at times. We put huge effort into an endeavour (art, music, love, work) for it to go nowhere at all. Or we find ourselves toiling away, creating, building, refining, and then have only a modicum of success. Neither seems to match the blood, sweat and tears we’ve expended.

I was reminded of this when I came across a receipt for concrete. I know, not an obvious wellspring of inspiration. Some years…