“All Work and No Play”

Rev. Matt Alspaugh
Barley Donahue, Service Associate

There’s a story in anthropology circles about the Baining people in New Guinea, who are apparently the only culture in the world who discourage their children from playing. But later evidence suggests this isn’t quite true. Every culture makes space for play. What is so essential about play for human life? Why do we love play? How can we play more, and better?

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