Connecting to a Global Tribe

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The video of Matt Harding dancing in different places around the world is a great example of how we are all connected. If you look around there are no two of the same person. Everyone is different in their own unique way. It is not always color, nationality, and/or language. Everyone reacts to things differently, we all have our own hobbies, likes and dislikes. Although everyone is different, some differences are more recognizable than others. For example some people may come across as 'strange' because they behave in a way that is different from the 'rest of us'. Therefore we see them as a threat and avoid them. However, who are we to say what is strange, and what is normal? There are over 6 billion people sharing our planet and we all see things through different perspectives. We each have our own culture and values that form the way we view things. Despite our differences however we are all connected. In Matt Harding's video he is shown dancing with some of the locals and tourists of the specific country he is in. These people were strangers to him. Some of the people he danced with probably did not speak the same language. However, despite their many differences, through music and dance he was able to connect with them. This is proof that music is in fact the universal language. That is why I have chosen the picture of the Earth wrapped with headphones. This is because music is a way of connecting people, no matter how different. For it does not matter the language, because just by listening through the melody of a song, you can feel the same emotions as you would if you understood the lyrics.