“Progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it. Sometimes I think there’s a man who sits behind a counter and says, ‘All right, you can have a telephone, but you lose privacy and the charm of distance…Mister, you may conquer the air, but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline.’ “

-Henry Drummond, Inherit the Wind

Did you walk down the aisle with a cell phone in your hand?

Did that gorgeous sunset look as good on Instagram?

When you finally got promoted, was that a satisfying end?

Or did it matter even more when you were there to help a friend?

Do you find your comfort on a Reddit message board?

Is selling your integrity a price you can afford?

Are you really better off today than when you were a kid?

Do you love your life or are you just more numb to all of it?

Are you happy with that wall filled with your advanced degrees?

Or has the endless quest for more brought you to your knees?

The monkey bars, a sky of stars, your first baseball glove

The smell of spring, a song to sing, the place you fell in love

Celestial whispers beckoning to rise out of the mess

“Come to Me, all you weary, and I will give you rest.”