Writing itself can be an act of reciprocity toward the world

Evidence

For me, writing is an act of reciprocity with the world; it is what I can give back in return for everything that has been given to me. And now there’s another layer of responsibility, writing on a thin sheet of tree and hoping the words are worth it. Such a thought could make a person set down her pen. — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 531

Categorization

• XREF: Kimmerer’s self-aware reflection on writing-as-return speaks directly to the reading-purpose thread of storytelling/interpretation as method across the polyad. — connects to: Humanity’s reciprocal gift to the world is language and story — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 1276; The self is bound to others and the world, not separate or controllable — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the…, 477; Writers can serve as dispersal agents for cultural restoration — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 1080 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Humanity’s reciprocal gift to the world is language and story #expands (0.82) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 1276
• The self is bound to others and the world, not separate or controllable #corroborates (0.80) — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 477