A World View in a Global Village
Like a pair of giant needles, technology and globalization have knitted us together, impacting on every aspect of our lives.
Whether we’re in Toronto, Toledo or Timbuctu, we are living in one, huge global village – interconnected, interdependent and demanding we broaden our horizons. Our smart phones and You Tube have seen to that.
A world view is a set of expectations and biases we form that shapes how we see and feel about other people in other countries and, indeed, even in our own cities and neighbourhoods – each with their own world view.
We are not the same, of course. Our cultures, religions, educational backgrounds and societal differences can easily make strangers of us if we let them. Still, as the world get smaller and as times get tougher, we need, more than ever, to broaden our world view and make the effort to get along.