Oh Globe and Mail… How I love you so….
January 25, 2008
ch-ch-check it out folks.
to the right hand side of the top of the screen…. you will see three small square images, the “Multimedia Centre.”
My daily morning ritual. Turn alarm clock off. Think to myself….”crap!”, put my slippers on and a house coat. Walk not-so-eagerly towards my computer and open Facebook and the one and only theglobeandmail.com.
I click on “Day in Pictures”. By clicking this little link we are given the opporunity to get a sneak peak of whats going on around the world. The box opens with a series of twelve images. These images are a collection of professional photo’s taken at random events, places and times throughout the world. Each picture may not seem significant however if you take the time to read the captions, we are told a secret bit of information.
I find it really intruiging to be aware of small, non front page news stories or events taking place on a different peice of land. Whether it in Shanghai, New York, Cypan or Greenland…that little peice of information interests me.
Ironically enough, I just went to todays photos…and the first is from Shanghai and the second from New York. Weird. On another note: I have ESP. Seriously.
Anyways, picture two today is the cutest little girl looking to the sky with big red ballons in her hands. I always wondered what it was about letting balloons float slowely into the air that was so amusing to us all as children. Maybe it was the fact that we never knew where they went… or if they eventually land again. Someone should research that. My father is a rocket scientist (I’m not kidding) maybe it would be a good idea to ask him.
Back on track…these photo’s are beautiful. People of all walks of life. These images are at times impactful, for instance a current war scene over seas. But also at times they are uplifting, like a colourful photograph of a festival in Hamburg, Germany. Some pictures display accomplishments in strangers lives, and some represent pain and sacrifice. But whether the picture evokes sympathy or joy- the point is to recognize it for what it is worth.
I sometimes feel as if we as North Americans limit ourselves to only have sympathy for those whom we can relate to. Putting forth images displaying human beings in all walks of life around the world makes me smile. We are all people. We all breath, eat, hurt and laugh. And thus, I try hard to keep my eyes peeled and heart open, to consider and explore daily occurances of the lives of those across the world.
It is all relevant.
This picture is particularily moving to me. My sister lived in Eastern Africa for a year and through her I have learnt a lot about the African life through a child’s eye. This Ghanian girl’s facial expression screams “I have strength” to me. And for that, I appreiciate it.
If you find time in your busy life, ch-ch-check out www.theglobeandmail.com… open your mind!
