About Boundaries
The Oxford dictionary meaning of this word "boundary" is "a line which marks the limits of an area, a dividing line". I have always been a proponent of another kind - emotional boundaries - and these have not always been received well. For some reason, boundaries seem to have a slightly negative connotation for many - focusing more on where you can't go. We seem to forget that boundaries are also about respect - for a nation, a community, a home and very importantly, for your own personal space. We are social animals and that's how we have evolved - by doing things together, gaining in strength and gaining in power. Yet as societies evolved, especially in times of globalization, we also struggled to hold on to our individualities. The world has fast become almost a global village with a McDonald's at almost every corner. Many benefits have indeed been accrued by this breaking down of boundaries and I love it too, Yet I believe, somewhere in this journe...