But scratch beyond the surface, and you will also find something more universal. A reality that can be found in Detroit or Berlin, Warsaw or Taipei — or anywhere else if you care to look hard enough. That reality is often defined by the moments in-between — doing nothing with a friend, a simple meal, a moment of calm before or after work. When nothing really happens, but the chaotic, unrelenting nature of modern life temporarily recedes. Those are the moments we learn to cherish, because this is what it means to live now.