The true test

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One sometimes wonders if the unseen powers governing our small blue world, or the ever-expanding cosmos beyond, have their own celestial control room, fine-tuning existence.

As the day drifts onward, does some cosmic hand ease the dimmer switch, casting a gentle glow to soothe our frayed, city-worn nerves? And as the light slowly ebbs, the world’s volume seems to hush itself.

Coincidence, or calibration? Perhaps they’re tinkering not just with the sky, but with our very chemistry. I once mentioned a study revealing that time spent in nature lowers our cortisol, the body’s stress alarm.

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The true test

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