as i was driving back from the movies tonight, i had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine.
Are we living in a bubble? or should i say; are we living in tiny little bubbles? is the society simply a group of separate bubbles that manage to, somehow, exist in a weird set of harmony?
the topic, was, and is, the situation of Jordan's society, its culture; we seem to be heading toward an end were we are now being faced with extremes; taken from a religious point of view (one of many), you see people following strict teachings of their faiths, mostly Muslims, and others who are living their lives with no regard to a spiritual presence,
doing so, people of the latter group tend to cross most, if not all, of the first group's lines, which regularly leads to tantrums that we witness either in the news, written articles, violent outbreaks, or even the Friday prayers...
if we are living in separate bubbles, and these bubbles, being indifferent of the others' presence, are living up in that harmony, why are witnessing excessive levels of hate crimes and honor killings, just to name a few?
somehow, your actions, whether you go out of your way to keep a secret, or express freely to the world, will end up existing in another bubble were the people there are, putting it slightly, not so understanding of your actions and opinions, which when they voice out, stirs the mix of the so called harmony that we like to believe exists...
the point of this nonsense is quite simple; our actions are regularly mirrored in ways we do not usually tend to forecast, and living in a relatively reserved, small society like ours will eventually have one end or another blow up in our faces...
just a heads up... tell me what do you think?
Are we living in a bubble? or should i say; are we living in tiny little bubbles? is the society simply a group of separate bubbles that manage to, somehow, exist in a weird set of harmony?
the topic, was, and is, the situation of Jordan's society, its culture; we seem to be heading toward an end were we are now being faced with extremes; taken from a religious point of view (one of many), you see people following strict teachings of their faiths, mostly Muslims, and others who are living their lives with no regard to a spiritual presence,
doing so, people of the latter group tend to cross most, if not all, of the first group's lines, which regularly leads to tantrums that we witness either in the news, written articles, violent outbreaks, or even the Friday prayers...
if we are living in separate bubbles, and these bubbles, being indifferent of the others' presence, are living up in that harmony, why are witnessing excessive levels of hate crimes and honor killings, just to name a few?
somehow, your actions, whether you go out of your way to keep a secret, or express freely to the world, will end up existing in another bubble were the people there are, putting it slightly, not so understanding of your actions and opinions, which when they voice out, stirs the mix of the so called harmony that we like to believe exists...
the point of this nonsense is quite simple; our actions are regularly mirrored in ways we do not usually tend to forecast, and living in a relatively reserved, small society like ours will eventually have one end or another blow up in our faces...
just a heads up... tell me what do you think?
One of the best example of bubbles in Jordan is that of the Christian community vs. Muslim community
Each has their own world, and the tend to interact on the surface, but God have mercy if it goes to a deep level (like say marrying from one another).
I guess there are sub bubbles within these big bubbles.
i agree!