The Rose Garden

As I close my eyes and drift away to a land where there is love, health, peace and blessings. I wanted to take the time to think and reflect.

     When we think of a rose garden, I am automatically reminded of the White House's Rose Garden. Not only a beautiful land shaped setting, but a space that has been utilized as a base for delivering speeches, hosting national and foreign leaders, question time with the press, and so on. We could even call such a space a place for the formation of democracy. Whilst the Rose Garden of the White House is famous, we can associate parks, gardens, or protected public lands as spaces for building community, relationships, recreational as well as democracy. This is what I thought about when I recently viewed the filming for a T.V. series. 

     As I normally do, I decided to take a walk to the park, I saw a crowd and wondered what was taking place. It was there where I learned that filming was taking place. I was excited, as I wondered what was being filmed, and who the director, actors / actresses were. So I decide to stay awhile and watch. During this process the many interconnections of past, present and future came to life. Such as the cast dressed in clothing that seemed to be associated with 1970's; the breaks taken to re-touch, and touch-up make-up, as well as technologies for filming itself. Many different talents came together to create one scene, one act, or a film / movie.

    I associated this personal experiences and observation with democracy, or a democratic exchange. The observation itself lends itself well to the current debate linked to education and interests. We see the practical uses of one's skills, talents and education come to life. No single field, talent, or even level of education is supreme over another. It just depends on what you are interested in - and pursue that. A person who loves make-up artistry would value what a naturopathic / medical doctor might do, but could careless to pursue that as a passion, talent, career, and vice-versa. We could also think of many other examples, such as a social scientist who knows that societal benefits of research are reaped at a very slow pace, but still plows away with excitement and discovery. It simply depends on what you are interested in.

     We can take this observation further because of the content that was being filmed. That seemed to touch upon a political topic of equal rights for women and voting. We see much of the same, or groups who are advocating for the same. So even whilst we still do decide to pursue what we love; given the opportunity, what we do also has the capacity for the shaping of politics, policy and democracy. In this case example: revealing education policy, K-12, higher education, trades / skills, that are as important as each other. They require focused attention and advocacy for all. For the purposes of developing good policy, and investments for present and future generations. Equal access to education, training and programs, regardless of socio-economic status.

My thoughts to share with love & kindness! :)

Notes: These thoughts were originally had-written on September 19th, 2019. Please note that the location of my personal experience has been kept private for personal safety. Thank you. 
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