Every day on Low Two Pair, we share a Thought of the Day and Question of the Day—but today’s pair might just say more about humanity than most full-blown conversations ever could. One quote reminds us we can’t just keep reacting to crises. The other asks us to nitpick something almost perfect. (Spoiler: Autumn haters, this one’s not for you.) Let’s get into it.
Thought of the Day:
“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” — Bishop Desmond Tutu
I love this quote because it’s not just wise—it’s practical. It’s easy to look heroic hauling people out of a metaphorical river, but eventually, you have to ask: who put the dock next to a waterfall with no signs?
We live in a culture that glorifies the rescue. The crisis-response. The “I was there for them when they needed me” badge. But when you zoom out, how often are we contributing to the very systems that lead to the crisis in the first place?
At work, at home, in society—how often are we bailing water instead of fixing the leak?
So today, maybe do one less thing that feels like a short-term save. And do one more thing that might prevent the fall in the first place.
Question of the Day:
What is the worst thing about Autumn?
Let me be clear: Autumn is elite. It’s the Beyoncé of seasons. The air smells like woodsmoke and possibility. The sweaters are cozy, the coffee is spiced, and the sky gets that deep shade of blue that makes you believe in magic again.
But fine. If I have to pick something—wet leaves on the road. Those suckers are slicker than black ice with a bad attitude. It’s like Mother Nature saw banana peels in cartoons and said, “Let’s try that, but real and deadly.”
Everything else? The earlier sunsets, the chill in the air, the way the world rusts in slow motion? Bring it on. You won’t hear me complain. Unless I’m braking too hard on a backroad covered in soggy maple leaves.
Join the Conversation
What do you love—or low-key loathe—about Fall? And how do you go “upstream” in your own life instead of just playing lifeguard every day?
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