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TOL | The Invisible Walls We Build: Finding Dignity in the Cold

TOL | The Invisible Walls We Build: Finding Dignity in the Cold

Update: 2025-11-28
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It is easier to be charitable than it is to be kind. Charity requires a coin; kindness requires a piece of ourselves. In this episode of Thinking Out Loud, we take a deep, philosophical dive into four stories of winter connection. We look at a bakery window in Paris, a metro station in Prague, a frozen mountain border, and a riverside bench in Seoul. We ask the difficult questions: Why do we prefer to give leftovers rather than offer a seat at the table? Why is grief forbidden during the holidays? And how do we learn to see the "indigo" history of the people we rush past every day? Join me as we dismantle the invisible walls we build to keep the cold—and each other—out.


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TOL | The Invisible Walls We Build: Finding Dignity in the Cold

TOL | The Invisible Walls We Build: Finding Dignity in the Cold

Danny Ballan