Inside the lines...
"To think or act in accordance with set rules. Likened to the way a child is encouraged to neatly color within the lines of a coloring book" - https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/color+inside+the+lines Lines are all around us. There are lines in coloring books. There are lines on maps. There are lines on the pavement, between houses, at the grocery store - some days it seems all you see are lines. Lines can be good; like the ones that tell us where it is safe or dangerous. Some lines are natural, like rivers and mountains. Some are man-made, like fences and roads and voting districts. And some are a combination of the two, like gender, race, and age. As humans, we are taught to respect the lines we find and recognize the power of what these lines represent. The value we place on the lines depends on the context, purpose and motivation of the line makers, even when they are ourselves. Lines keep chaos at bay. Imagine a checkout register at a grocery with no lin