“The routine can be the ticket to the transcendent.”  – Andy Laats

The Age of Robots is before us, each prediction bolder than the last. 

Robots will build all of our stuff.

They will farm all of our land.

They will protect us from enemies.

They will bring minerals from space to earth.

They will tend to our children and elders.

Each time I hear a robo-philic proclamation, I hear my mom’s voice saying, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

Washing the dishes, I subconsciously hum a favorite tune. 

Waiting in line, I hear stories from my favorite people.

Weeding the garden, I notice the tiny creatures of the soil.

Walking to work, I witness the moon lingering in the morning sky.

Dear ones, regardless of robots,

we need not do ever more.

We could do ever better.