right in front of our faces,
but we choose not to see it.
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Phrase: On the cusp
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
You, me, we, I, the world, are always on the cusp of something.
What does that mean exactly?
Well, the cusp is the line between two different things.
Now, you can’t see the line, and often you don’t know when that line was crossed until you look back and analyze what happened and when it happened.
Therefore, when you are on the cusp of something, you are at the point just before a significant change.
For example, teenagers are on the cusp of adulthood.
However, exactly when a teenager becomes an adult depends on various factors.
I began working for income when I was 13 years old and became an adult under Canadian law when I turned 18.
Did I cross the line from childhood into adulthood at 13, 18 or some other age?
My wife would probably argue I’m still on the cusp of adulthood because I’ve yet to cross that line.
Not only people nearing a significant life change are on the cusp of something.
The world is too.
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An Internet or SNS search for terms such as ‘going digital,’ ‘EV,’ or ‘electric future’ will quickly reveal that the world is on the cusp of an energy revolution.
The electrification of everything from handheld drills to cars, trucks, semis, airplanes, and yes, even batteries to run your home is just around the corner.
Perhaps history will reveal that the pandemic was the turning point.
Before COVID, humanity was on the cusp of mass electrification.
When society emerged from lockdown, we entered into a brand-new world.
Who knows?
As mentioned in the beginning, we and the world, in general, are always on the cusp of something.
Most of the time, however, we are ignorant of what it is exactly.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 69.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.