Thursday, March 17, 2011

Relationship to Place

What is your relationship with place?
This question can be interpreted in many different ways because of the simple fact that it is so vague. When I first read this question, the first thing that came to my mind was what does the word "place" mean in the context of the question. To me, it means something more than just the literal term of the word "place". To me, "place" is a sense of knowing ones self and knowing who you are in this world. To know who you are in this world is a very important thing. To truly know ones self is a hard thing to do. To fully know and understand who and why we are who we are.
My relationship with place is knowing where I stand in the big picture of things. Knowing who you care for and who truly cares for you.Knowing who the people who actually care for you and serve a purpose and meaning in your own life. Knowing and actually understanding that family is one of the most important things that anyone can ever live for. Knowing your place in life is also knowing how you want to impact the people around you while you are on this Earth. Once someone knows their sense of place, they can take into action and do what they are "meant to do" to better everyone else around them.
Someone without a sense of place is someone who is in a sense, "lost" to what is important in this world. Without having a sense of your own place it is near impossible to truly fulfill that persons full potential of sharing that sense of place with others.

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