Check how often that actually happens though. I mean most people use those bands for years without issues.

Actually, sharpening my kitchen knives on an old sandstone block did that for me. You can feel how the softer rock wears down to sharpen the steel. It made me realize why some rocks are good for tools and others just crumble. My granite countertop has a few tiny chips that show its strength too.

You ever notice how the peace feels deeper after that kind of messy focus? Like when you're finally done sorting all the random Lego pieces by color, and you just sit there in the quiet. The floor is covered in little plastic bricks, but your brain is totally still. That crisis of the leftover parts somehow makes the calm after hit harder, you know?

Decades just to grow moss? My houseplants don't even get a week of that dedication.

Isn't it amazing how a simple project can open up conversations we never have time for? I've seen similar things happen when people work on stuff together. Who would have thought making hot sauce could be the key to reconnecting? Those shared moments really stick with you, don't they? Glad you got that time with your brothers.