Tag cause and effect

The Age of Unburned Fingers

A small green snake peers through thick leaves, its face framed like a warning from nature.

We built a world allergic to pain and surprised when it festers. My parents’ generation learned through hunger and war; mine through bruises and burnt fingers. Today’s children learn through hashtags and safety slogans. Consequences—those unarguable teachers—have gone missing. And without them, truth, sanity, and civilization begin to rot from the inside out.