i also find that most issues are connected in the world. Knowing that, i find it incredible that humans are short sighted when it comes to analysing life. i have a friend who is a white male from the US who was telling me that he is going to a Palestinians' Right of Return demonstration in another city five hours away from where he lives. i had to ask him why he was going to a demonstration that isn't about him and he said that he would like the public schools in his city to be better funded; i.e. more money into education and less into the military. He said all things are connected. The money that the US puts into supporting Israel does not only affect Palestinians, it affects him, his neighborhood, and his local livelihood.
He is a wise man. i think of him and his words often when i am so focused on an issue, when i see the world being violent and violated. All things are connected and most of the time we do not have the time, the desire, and to some the ability to see beyond our nose. One day, it will all catchup to us; as individuals and more so as governments.
