“Cities are built around plazas where friends, family and co-workers sit, eat, drink and talk. That turns out to be good for you even if you sip vermouth and eat crisps at noon. Reams of research show that social contact is critical for physical and psychological well-being.”
economist.com
I took this photo in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris last Tuesday afternoon. There are lots of spaces in Paris which encourage people to walk, sit, stroll, relax, chat, take a pause.
This second photo was taken in the centre of Beziers. At one end of a long, wide, tree lined promenade sprinkled with benches, is the “Plateau des Poètes”, a beautiful garden, with several busts of French poets. Not only does this encourage people to spend time together, but it celebrates poetry. What a delight!
We need social spaces, places to connect, to exchange, to chill, or to pause. We need poetry, and stories, and art. We need beauty and plants and trees. Because we are human.
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