a few zingers for my mind to process ...

you can’t see people unless you believe they exist.

... easier at embracing the universals than loving the individuals ...

thanks erwin.

here's what i'm thinking ... we gravitate towards particular cultures or subsets of cultures because there is something about them that communicates best who we are. i have to believe that there are people ... individuals ... that are stepping away from cultures that have defined them because they want more. i'm not satisfied with taking the easy road of caring for a nation. i want to actually get in a little deeper. i want to identify the people who fit into their cultures but are found wandering on the outside of it in hopes that there is something that resonates with them more authentically. it may require that i get dirty and forgo my own safety net, but i have to create a community ... a culture ... that brings the world together in a different way.