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What’s the most humbling or terrifying thing you’ll do all day?
It all depends on where you’re born
Going for a number two is one of the most liberating things you’ll do all day. I’m not saying to jump from the rooftops and declare to friends or colleagues about how wonderful your last shit was. But, when relieving yourself, you know every other human being in the world must do the same thing. For me, that’s humbling.
I remember having a conversation when I was at the age where anything poop related was fascinating, and I was amazed at the thought of the Queen going for a number two. Nooooo wayyyy! I mean I was so amazed I remember it now. But that feeling plays into the idea of social status. That somehow the act itself is beneath the elite. That’s why it’s so humbling. It’s beneath no one. It’s a function we must all perform daily (hopefully anyway).
No matter what your social status, wealth or position of power. The act of relieving yourself rips away the complexity that creates division in society. It’s a natural function that brings us all to the same level.
The most terrifying moment of the day
Those living in the West are able to relieve themselves in privacy. We lock the bathroom door and do our thing. After we’re done we flush the toilet and…
