On Paper, Candles, and Rituals

Paper is to digital tech what the candle was to electric light.

One replaces the other in most all material instances, but the former saves a special position in ritual.

There are times when we need to feel that pencil sketch across the pad. There are times we need to feel the strike of a match and hear the sizzle of a wick.

And that is good. Neither is undone by the new technology. If anything, both are enhanced.