I marvel these days at the availability of global
information. Granted, the Internet is suspect in many areas of truth and
accuracy, but it is still a window on the world.
It is a technological gift to
humankind providing we employ discernment in what we think we see and what
other people tell us.
Several decades ago when I was in high school the only port
to the distant and obscure parts of the world was National Geographic magazine.
Schools had shelves of the yellow covered magazines. In leisure or in research
we could pull one out and see a part of the world’s culture in color.
Today the visual Internet provides a similar experience, but
with sound, action and explanations of life and lives everywhere.
Most of us are lucky enough to be part of an extraordinary
advanced civilization. Now, if we just don’t mess it up with prejudice, greed,
and pride. It’s not the oneness that’s the miracle of life, it is the diversity
within the oneness.
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