If you think at the 'nature' of Internet, an interesting observation can be made. The words 'inter' (between/among) and 'net' (uniform mesh of thread) provide you with the image of a sort of web where all the threads are joined together in a pattern that extends from virtual points in all directions. Such pattern is symbolic. It shows the tendency towards globalization, a word that has become a household term that even children know and use. Such tendency indicates the desire of the 'one' to be connected with 'all' (=with the other "ones" existing around the world). This desire - in itself - is very positive because, in reality, all human beings are already part of a bigger "One". The question (the subject of this reflection) should be: Is such direct and instantaneous connection with everybody else really capable of creating a sound global community? A community that is not only of words and minds, but also of consciousnesses?
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