Connection and Isolation

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Truly Connecting

Truly connecting isn’t just applying generosity globally; we must dissolve the membrane between the self and the collective.

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The Friend Behind the Screen

by Jaden Flach

Parasocial relationships can be a comforting and helpful aspect of our lives, but the 20th century created a society in which they can grow too powerful.

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Why Have Humans Evolved to Be Social Beings?

by Samarth Jajoo

Because otherwise, we’re essentially monkeys who don’t like bananas as much.

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Poetry

I Can Fortunately Recall

by Lucy Thorpe

I can fortunately recall
That the sun shone relentlessly on my uncovered face
Flowers amongst the grass like soft and elegant lace
Sun sifting through the leaves
A shadow cast by wise old trees
Leaves like translucent paper
Bearing the sweet fruit of memory

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Alone

by Keira Schaefer

Isolation

by Nikita Zinoviev

Filiá

by Keesha Joseph

Rain

by Brianna Saevitzon

Tic Tic Boom

by Edmund Reddy

Bright Side

by Emily Leimbach

Loneliness

by Abigail Webster

The Rainbow in Our Hearts

by Pahal Bhasin

Starstruck

by Nanyee Lin

PerSpectives

Do You Long to Belong?

by Dr. Kelly-Ann Allen

This article was originally published by Frontiers for Young Minds and has been adapted for KidSpirit.