Metanarrative

At a meeting yesterday I was talking about the narratives we employ to describe our relationships. My friend was saying how challenged he has been by the frequent meta narrative or language of economics to describe such relationships. We "invest" in them looking for "return". We "reap" the "reward", or "profit" from them. Relationships add "value" to our lives.

These terms frequently leave our lips as common describers for our reality.

He was saying the economic meta-narrative was a common baseline for understanding.

The conversation quickly ended as we both sought to dash for our next meeting seeking to "implement" "effective" "time management".

The brief "hug" we gave as we said good bye reminded me of another meta narrative that spoke volumes without words.

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