In the city center park, Konya, Turkey
Over and over in my travels I saw just how the same people are everywhere - especially in the age of globalization. Modern appliances, clothing, make up, foods, playgrounds... and the ever popular music of the United States (sigh...) People laugh, cry, dream, work, play, love, raise children, get old, create art, dance, sing and make music everywhere... and of course the list goes on and on.
...and yet, some people somehow think we are different - usually based on externals like clothing, language, geographic location, religious practices... or skin color.
As I walked the streets of Konya I saw people from all over the world who had come to visit the Mevlana museum, touched by the poetic mysticism of Rumi - and I felt a deep sense of gratitude.
Over and over in my travels I saw just how the same people are everywhere - especially in the age of globalization. Modern appliances, clothing, make up, foods, playgrounds... and the ever popular music of the United States (sigh...) People laugh, cry, dream, work, play, love, raise children, get old, create art, dance, sing and make music everywhere... and of course the list goes on and on.
...and yet, some people somehow think we are different - usually based on externals like clothing, language, geographic location, religious practices... or skin color.
As I walked the streets of Konya I saw people from all over the world who had come to visit the Mevlana museum, touched by the poetic mysticism of Rumi - and I felt a deep sense of gratitude.
(...and you just gotta love a country with statues of musicians in the plazas, and where someone rides a bike like this!)
LYRICS:
ebony, amber, ruby and pearl
people are the multi-colored jewels of the world
we all have a place in the crown of the one
as we orbit in grace round the life-giving sun
we celebrate diversity ,
and invoke the power of unity
embracing our role as stewards of earth
working together towards planetary rebirth
1..2..3..4.. Booguninkun
D.C.DD.C.C.D
ebony, amber, ruby and pearl
people are the multi-colored jewels of the world
we all have a place in the crown of the one
as we orbit in grace round the life-giving sun
we celebrate diversity ,
and invoke the power of unity
embracing our role as stewards of earth
working together towards planetary rebirth
1..2..3..4.. Booguninkun
D.C.DD.C.C.D
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