The Woods Between the Worlds

In some form or another each of us exists in our own little world, we call them lives.  These worlds are shaped by where we live, what we have done, and the people we know.  Unconciously, varying parameter and laws are set up in our minds to govern our little worlds.  We usually only share these worlds with our friends and family.  Friends are really just people who live in similar worlds, who think as we do, or with whom we share some other "common ground".  While there is a desire in us to know what other people's lives are like, there is also a repushion to anyone or anything that might alter or polute our little world.  There is safety in what is known and familiar.  I belive that someone who lives their whole life from inside their little world has cheated themselves. Sometimes a life alter event breaks us out of our shell and help us see the forest beyond the trees, and we are the better for it.  To see and understand the different worlds other people live in does not require a jouney to a diffent country or culture.  All around us are people and while some may share a similiar world, many other have seen and experienced things we can only dream of in ours.  So, why not do something adventurous the next time I get the chance, and try to step into a world outside of my own.  Who knows, I may learn something new and maybe someday, someone will want to stop by my little boring world.