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It's a Small World After All

I feel like I've been to quite a few places in my life Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad, US: Florida, Tampa, Detroit, Ohio, Atlanta, Texas, Arizona, New York, Monterrey/Mexico, Sonora/Mexico, Toronto/Canada, Busan/South Korea...

 The more I see, hear and experience in these countries is the more I realize just how small the world is. I've seen so many similarities that I could reflect for days. 

For instance, when I look at the issue of the border separating Mexico and the US, I see the same border separating North and South Korea. I see the same pain of a people longing to be reunified with loved ones, friends, community, a land they once shared. 

   US- Mexico border

    North-South Korea Border 

When I look at Toronto, I see New York, I see Busan and feel the same hopes and dreams of immigrants looking for a better life.

When I look at Guyana, I see a glimpse of how Jamaican community life used to be back in days gone by -when community spirit was high and people really cared to know their neighbour. 

It's a small world after all...




~Love God,Live life,One Enkounter at a Time~
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