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A personal perspective...

One could argue that there is a whole manner of things that today blight humanity. As such, it’s only right that we need to carefully watch our feet as we stumble along our loosely defined path. However, from time to time one must raise an eyebrow to the horizon to keep a sense of direction. There is an overarching architecture of human discourse that drives the quagmire of detail we revel in. By watching our feet, lost in those details, and not paying attention to the big picture, we risk wondering in misguided circles. On this website, I wish only to divert your attention but for a moment. Lay the ground work for certain topics. To remind you of the scary big things we must confront collectively in order to move beyond our quagmires. But also to show solidarity with those who work tirelessly to keep the candlelight of reason burning.

There is no dark corner into which we should fear shining an inquisitive light. As a result, one day, with a little effort, individuals will find the strength to face the reality and inevitability of their demise in a mature fashion, from which point things should start falling into place respectively. Allowing us to rise from the shackles of this demon haunted world, and be more than we ever dreamed we could be. Which sorry individual would tell our children otherwise, or abandon them to false hopes and toxic illusions?

Karl

As expressed in these testimonials, those who step out of the comfort zone benefit greatly. The tales they tell inspire and benefit those around them. Travelling is not just a privilege, or something we do when we have nothing else to do. It should be seen as a very important tool for development, to expand peoples situational awareness. So that as a collective or individuals we make better judgment calls in relation to the world around us. Like the individual, societies and cultures express the same inclinations. The same outward bound spirit of a collective desire to reach a little further. This is not just some trivial pastime, it’s a mechanism for survival, we ignore it at our peril…