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Hi Gurdeep, what a beautiful and poignant reflection you've provided here. Interestingly, as an educator and one deeply interested in helping people of all ages deepen their connectivity with nature (essential in these times of dis-connectivity), I lead groups on 'connectivity' walks in forests and fields and parks, wherever we might find some green space usually works just fine. With bare hands and feet we experience or re-experience the world through our somatic senses, as our neurobiology has equipped us to do and we have done for many thousands of years. This is our human birthright. You described your experience of this in the Punjab very eloquently. BTW, I had the good fortune to work in the Yukon for 5 years in my younger days and I throughly savoured my experiences of the incredible beauty I encountered there. All the best to you, Michael Maser (Gibsons BC)

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What a joyous and uplifting journey and life you have embraced, thank you for sharing and being so inspiring.

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you are a very interesting person. What did you study at university? What is your degree? What caused you to decide to travel all the way from your home village to the Yukon in Canada's north? You are truly an explorer, a thinker, an educator, etc. Thank you for sharing with us.

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These are words to live by: "When I look at our world, I perceive it not as a collection of separate countries, but as a small, yet immensely wonderful sphere suspended in the vast, infinite space of the universe." amen my brother.

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Thank you for sharing your joy....

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Hello, Gurdeep! You seem so far away. As if the Yukon wasn’t far enough away from me living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I’m wishing you all the best and hope you find great joy in your homeland while visiting there! Please keep us posted! Love you! ❤️

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Your passion for the natural world - one that I share - shines through in this piece, Gurdeep. I couldn't agree more that it is (beyond!) time to ignore imaginary lines on our maps and consider ourselves citizens of Earth and the Universe. Boundaries have created ownership, war and hate…and as humans, we could be so much more if we opened ourselves to what lies beyond. 🫶🏻

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"as citizens of the universe. I believe it's time for us to break free from the constricting boundaries of countries, regions, religions, and any other divisions that serve to separate us as humans from each other. We need to transcend these divisions, to widen our perspective and see ourselves as part of a larger, universal community. In this vast universe, we are all interconnected. We all belong to each other and to the earth we inhabit. This perspective fosters global unity, compassion, and mutual respect, and can help us navigate the challenges of the modern world, torn by war, hate, and polarization." That really sums up the earth we could live on. Having traveled much myself, I believe this too.

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