Margin

Took the long way home from work today. The drive only adds about 7 more minutes to my commute, but it's significantly more beautiful than my usual route.

As I drove, unhurried, I wondered momentarily why I don't do this more often - why I don't take the longer way, even when I know I enjoy it so much more. The question was answered as soon as I wondered it.

I usually don't have 7 minutes to spare.
Not even just a 7 minute margin, for beauty's sake.

Margins on a page give space for a story to come to life, to take shape, to be comprehensible.
Withoutspacesitshardtofindthemeaningofthewords.

Margins in a life give space for our story to come to life, to take shape, to be comprehensible.
Without space it's too easy to lose what gives meaning to our lives.

Margins are for beauty. I'm carving out space for more.