How important is it to have deep conversations, with your loved ones or with anyone? I often wonder what people mean when they tell me they don’t want to talk about something “that deep.” I believe the things to which we ascribe meaning should be discussed, considered, and wondered. What it means to live, what is a full life, our values as a society, a species a planet. How miraculous our habitat is, on a regional, planetary, and galactic level. This doesn’t mean one can’t discuss sports, or celebrity gossip, or reminisce over shared stories. But talking about the larger things, the universal things that affect all of us, can bring us closer together. Because within that bigger picture, we see how similar we are, how we share one short life experience in a vast place. How are we living? Let’s talk about it.