I walked past this office with the map and stepped back to take a second look. With their permission, I looked at it with keen interest. Yes, I’ve seen the World map before – luckily I did geography in school, so I do know a bit about my longitudes and latitudes but that wasn’t where my interest lay.
I noticed that though we are set apart by natural and man-made boundaries, we are all still joined together.
I noticed that the World today seems smaller than it was in my mind as a child. That today, I am bound to know what might be happening in Greenland right as it unfolds and it brought this thought to my mind; ‘that the lack of concern about what’s happening in other places is living in a fools’ paradise.’
Crisis and trouble have no borders and eventually, when not checked and contained, it becomes everyone’s trouble. We have to make wise decisions in choosing those who become our leaders because our small and unselfish decisions truly matter in the larger scheme of things.
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That’s kind of a cool map! I take your point, though. In the modern world, a problem for one country can very quickly become a problem for many. I guess the terrible civil war in Syria might be a clear example. I hope we can all learn to work together peacefully for the greater good.
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Thank you Bun. I certainly hope that we work together for that peace. Problems are no longer restricted to one area – it has become our problem.
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I completely agree.
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The world always looks far bigger as a child. And you’re right, crisis and troubles have no boundaries. Let’s pray for peace, strength and being united.
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I’m certainly praying for that.
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I think we all are.
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That’s a really interesting way to portray the world – it kinda makes it look like there are no boundaries. As it should be!
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I agree Raili. The World is to be without boundaries, but then we created them for our own reasons.
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I am constantly amazed at the lengths we go to to put barriers between ourselves and the folks next door, as if we don’t all share the same air and water, have the same or similar loves, hates and ambitions. Belfast, in Ireland, is for me an extreme example.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_lines
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Honestly, most of these moves are borne out of selfish and stupid reasons. Thankfully man is unable to deprive others of air or we would have found a way to do it
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Great map! Expertly worded message, Jacqueline. I pray more and more people listen and act.
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I hope so too. Thank you Roo 🙂
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