The Bells That Rang for Understanding
Clarity Instead of Time
A town replaced clocks with bells that rang whenever someone finally understood something important. Some days, silence ruled. Other days, the bells sang constantly. People learned that growth wasn’t scheduled—it arrived when readiness did.
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