When I travel, no matter where I go, I am always acutely aware of how other people live their life. I analyze why they live this way, what purpose does it serve to them and could I ever live like them. While living in Europe I walked every where and I loved the smell of clean linen hanging on the lines in back yards. I relished it. And in our last trip to Italy and Spain I was reminded again why it is I felt this way. It wasn't just that I was getting some exercise or fresh air... I was connecting with people I didn't know and most likely would never see again. So, then I thought about all the talk of being one with nature by caring for the environment, getting outside and away from the t.v. - but how do we become one with the human race? What do we do to really connect with people we don't know on a daily basis? If you live like I have, you wake up, get in the car, commute to work, converse with the same old office people, get in the car, commute home, talk to family. Can you imagine the thousands of people we have passed up throughout the day that we didn't even acknowledge? I'm reminded of Shug's quote in The Color Purple, "I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't even notice it." And I wonder how much it pisses God off that I walk by these people and don't even notice. I live 1.2 miles from the train station that takes me to Chicago. Today I planned on meeting my dear friend Allison at the s ...
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When I travel, no matter where I go, I am always acutely aware of how other people live their life. I analyze why they live this way, what purpose does it serve to them and could I ever live like them. While living in Europe I walked every where and I loved the smell of clean linen hanging on the lines in back yards. I relished it. And in our last trip to Italy and Spain I was reminded again why it is I felt this way. It wasn't just that I was getting some exercise or fresh air... I was connecting with people I didn't know and most likely would never see again. So, then I thought about all the talk of being one with nature by caring for the environment, getting outside and away from the t.v. - but how do we become one with the human race? What do we do to really connect with people we don't know on a daily basis? If you live like I have, you wake up, get in the car, commute to work, converse with the same old office people, get in the car, commute home, talk to family. Can you imagine the thousands of people we have passed up throughout the day that we didn't even acknowledge? I'm reminded of Shug's quote in The Color Purple, "I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't even notice it." And I wonder how much it pisses God off that I walk by these people and don't even notice. I live 1.2 miles from the train station that takes me to Chicago. Today I planned on meeting my dear friend Allison at the s ...