Us humans have harnessed fire for hundreds of thousands of years. Fire provided our ancestors with warmth, protection, a means of cooking, and light—and it’s likely many of them survived due to fire’s helping hand.
It’s no surprise to me then that the dancing flames have an almost-hypnotic and calming effect over us.
I write this post whilst sitting by a fire in a cosy cottage in the English countryside, I feel my face run hot from the strength of the blaze, and I have a book by my side that I’m about to pick up.
I’m content.