Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Social connection is such a basic feature of human experience that when we are deprived of it, we suffer.
Bosnia is under my skin. It's the place you cannot leave behind. I was obsessed by the nightmare of it all; there was this sense of guilt, and an anger that has become something much deeper over these last years.
Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.
Bosnia is a complicated country: three religions, three nations and those 'others'. Nationalism is strong in all three nations; in two of them there are a lot of racism, chauvinism, separatism; and now we are supposed to make a state out of that.
If you go through any culture that has had wars, go to the bomb shelters, and you'll hear some amazing stories. Yes, it's a necessary thing that we actually both distract ourselves and it's a way to bond.
Lack of understanding of interrelatedness has caused numerous divisions and conflicts that are the cause of many major challenges in the world such as war, violence, terrorism, economic disparity, and exploitation.
We live in a time of conflict - external and internal - when we sometimes concentrate too much on what divides us. Today, fly the Stars and Stripes with pride and confidence that what unites is far stronger.
Sometimes we tend to focus more on the personalities and the conflicts, and it really caricatures the issues.
The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is completely impossible between two of those people, is to me one of the biggest tragic themes in the world.
I don't think we have to have a personal relation to a life lost to understand that something terrible has taken place, especially in the context of war.