Where we have traditions, we have standards. Where we have standards we have deviations. Always is the case. And those deviations are the cause for ridicule, judgement and fear of upending that which we hold so dear - cultural mores. The linchpin of any organized society is in the maintenance of certain common expectations and behaviors, but the ideals of advancement may at times conflict. It is in that nexus of comfort and change that the idea of an advancement is born. And for those courageous enough to materialize the idea, well the right of passage is upon them. For one of the truest testaments that one is on the journey as a visionary, a successful business dreamer, a maverick, or future billionaire is that of the...
With the viral photo of that poor baby who drowned whilst seeking refuge haunts each person who views it, perhaps a way for us to cope with the overwhelming emotions, confusion and the disbelief is to literally spiritualize ourselves, our perspective and point of reference for global politics, inequities and overall non justices that are prevalent everywhere and within all of us. There is a controversial perspective that I have learned to espouse which states that all suffering we experience is derived from lack of acceptance, resistance to what is and denial of connectivity of all things, and by extension connectivity to Divine. As a result of many years as a student of international politics, human rights violations and humanitarian warfare (or lack thereof), I...
