I have started to think a lot about barriers recently. There are a lot of barriers disappearing these days. Borders. Walls. Fences. With every layer of protection that breaks down, it seems a slight whiff of some unknown stored energy is released out into the universe. It's getting increasingly more difficult to look at the person next to you without some shared sense of empathy in the light of the current state of affairs on this planet. We are all starting to pay attention.
Quite frankly, I am terrified. The world is a fucked up place. And yet at the very same time, we are interacting with people in a way that was, at one point in our species history, incomprehensible. I am an optimist. But I am also an advocate of experiential learning. You have to get knocked on your ass a few times, experience the broad side of ignorance to the face, before you really start to pay attention.
When before our penpals lived on the other side of town, we now collaborate on elementary school projects half a world away. This shared experience is quickly becoming the most powerful force in the world. It can be overwhelming at times. If you are "fortunate" enough to be plugged in to the web of relationships technology has allowed us to create, you see some pretty crazy shit. At times, it is easy to forget all of the good things that are happening out there. We are collaborating on a remarkable scale. As our awareness of each other and our ability to communicate continue to evolve, barriers start to break down. All of a sudden, dreams that once seemed but a passing cloud become our reality.
Stop and take a breath - we have the ability to change the world, we just need to start paying attention.
Nothing is anything until it is something.
-cbd
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