Looking for new experiences may be intimidating, but it is curiosity which nurtures growth and improvement of the human experience.
In the modern world with billions of people, it can be hard to know who is who, and it is much easier to love thy neighbor than to get to know the rest of the eight billion or so people around. But humanity has come a long way since its inception. In our interconnected world, you’re never more than a click away from a conversation with someone from the other side of the globe. Let us bring our definition of what it is to be a neighbor to the 21st century, understanding that our actual neighborhood is in many ways an accident of birth or circumstance and a good friend can be found just about anywhere.
New neighbors will bring new experiences, which in turn will allow us to grow. On the other hand, isolation will bring fear, which will stifle progress and nurture conflict. Virtually everyone across the globe agrees on the primacy of peace, and when we learn to look at others with curious eyes rather than ambivalent ones, we can foster an atmosphere of community, adventure, and growth on a grander scale than ever before, and usher in a type of politics that brings out the best in all of us.