Relative Something

Sometimes I find it hard not to frame everything about this great big complicated world, from my limited personal perspective. But hey, it’s only natural. I am what I am.

There are moments when I get a sense that everyone in the world is focused on the same hot topic, even though there are a great many people who have little, if any, exposure to events beyond their immediate physical space. Heck, there are people in my own community that don’t have the financial ability to have an internet connection in their home, even if they are lucky enough to own a computer.

At first, it struck me as rather odd to witness financially impoverished remote mountain people in Nepal making regular use of cell phones. There are surprises to be had with regard to the technology found in underdeveloped regions, as well as with people surrounded by the latest technical trappings, who can’t afford to participate.

Realize this, folks… those of us who log in to the internet on a regular basis are members of a privileged group of people in the world. There is value in not continually taking that for granted.