I see the world from a very specific perspective. It is how I grew up. It is what I am proud of, and I vocalize it. And for those who have not experienced my experience, it is odd, and it's not mainstream.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I perceive and relate to the world through where I grew up; that's part of me. It's what I judge everything else against.
We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.
I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.
I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on the outside, walk a different path or something. Because of that, and increasingly over the years, my sense of distance from mainstream society or from the way culture works, I have a different kind of perception of it.
Growing up, I saw the world as an inspiring place full of interesting people.
I like the idea of a world, even within a big giant city, where you're not anonymous. You have an identity, and that's an identity that's known just sort of by shopkeepers. I felt that as a kid, and I loved it.
What's blessed about my life is that I have been able to connect with the global audience on a regular basis. I am thankful for everybody's love, and I reciprocate that, but I also have to deliver on every occasion.
If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do, but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic.
I am actually a resident of three worlds - of America, of India, and of Africa. I live in Uganda most of the year. It's extraordinary to have that worldview that is an expansive one rather than just looking at the world from where you sit.
My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.