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The Egg - A Short Story
What if every person you've ever hurt, or helped, was you? 🥚
Who it's for
The story works as a thought experiment rather than a belief: imagining that everyone you meet is also you makes empathy feel personal and immediate.
Confused→Awe / Wonder
Feelings it meets
What it is
An animated adaptation by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell of Andy Weir's 2009 short story 'The Egg,' posted in September 2019. In the story, a man who has just died in a car accident meets a godlike figure who explains the true nature of his existence and of humanity, framing every human life as connected.
Where to find it
YouTube, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell channel (free). The original story is free on Andy Weir's website.
Before you start
Heads up: A fatal car accident.
Age: Ages 12+
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
