Our corner of the world

The eastern horizon this morning about 6:30 a.m. Central Standard Time, eastern Comanche County, OK

The poster pictured above is in my kitchen. I read it to remind myself that my little corner of the world is just that.  Everyone else on this planet has their little corners too.  This flyover state is part of a much larger world. 

I purchased the poster back in 2004 from what catalogue I don't remember.  The beautiful artwork is by Ann Altman.  I looked up Wade Davis to see who this wise man is.  He is an anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, so if anyone knows about different corners of the world, I think it would be Wade Davis.   

“The world in which you were born is just one model of reality.  Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.” (Wade Davis)

I think we forget that sometimes here in the middle of our sea of grass.  I think that is part of our problem with understanding other people's points of view:  we have no ocean.  New ideas, even with the Internet and media, take just a tad longer to make it to our corner of the world and the acceptance of them takes even longer.  We get just a little bit too comfortable and any hint of change scares us.   I think this last election is an indication of that.

Just try to stretch the mind every once in awhile.  Try to see the world through another's eyes.