Since people are asking: Yes, the bombings in Brussels happened. Yes, it is sad that the world has come to this. Yes, several of my friends have friends that they haven't heard from yet, and I am praying so hard that everyone is safe. Yes, I leave for Italy on Thursday. Of course I'm a little bit nervous, but I am not scared.
I will never be scared because that's exactly what these cowards want to happen. They want the world to become scared of each other so they can divide and conquer us individually. through our paranoia, mistrust, and misunderstanding of each other.
I will never be scared because that's exactly what these cowards want to happen. They want the world to become scared of each other so they can divide and conquer us individually. through our paranoia, mistrust, and misunderstanding of each other.
Over the next two weeks I will be seeing friends of mine from three different continents. Yes, you read that right: 3 DIFFERENT CONTINENTS: Africa, Europe and North America. Nothing, not even ISIS, could keep me away from seeing these amazing people that I have the privilege to call friends.
You can pray for a safe journey, you can send me good vibes for traveling, and those would be appreciated. But what I'd really like you to do this weekend for me is get out of your comfort zone and attend a cultural event somewhere. Go to a temple, go to a play, a concert, a foreign film, go to a different part of town that you normally wouldn't go to. Talk to someone that you wouldn't look at twice on the street.
Just experience other people's culture and have conversations with people that you normally wouldn't speak with. Pull yourself away from the screen on your cell phone and actually view the world.
The lack of understanding and disconnectedness that exists within our communities is half of the reason why the world is the way it is today. We're scared of getting out of our comfort zones and interacting with people we normally wouldn't. We don't like the unknown and that is BS. The world is an amazing place, full of amazing adventures and wonderful opportunities to create connections.\
It's time to create some more of my own, and I encourage you to do the same.
You can pray for a safe journey, you can send me good vibes for traveling, and those would be appreciated. But what I'd really like you to do this weekend for me is get out of your comfort zone and attend a cultural event somewhere. Go to a temple, go to a play, a concert, a foreign film, go to a different part of town that you normally wouldn't go to. Talk to someone that you wouldn't look at twice on the street.
Just experience other people's culture and have conversations with people that you normally wouldn't speak with. Pull yourself away from the screen on your cell phone and actually view the world.
The lack of understanding and disconnectedness that exists within our communities is half of the reason why the world is the way it is today. We're scared of getting out of our comfort zones and interacting with people we normally wouldn't. We don't like the unknown and that is BS. The world is an amazing place, full of amazing adventures and wonderful opportunities to create connections.\
It's time to create some more of my own, and I encourage you to do the same.
