Perhaps the greatest thing that we all have in common is the fact that we have a body. Of course, bodies come in many different shapes and sizes, but we all have one.

At some point in the future, some may say, we will not need a body. That our consciousness can be uploaded onto some sort of harddrive for eternity. But for now, at least, part of what defines being a human being on this planet is that we have some sort of physical, organic vessel that is anchored to the ground by the force of gravity.

As we see society and the world become increasingly polarized, we try to find common ground. But is not the Earth we live on, our most basic common ground? Is not our anatomical template, that morphic field that guides the development of all human embryos in the womb, another type of common ground?

For some reason, humans like to tinker with our foundations. Manipulate the planet to our ‘benefit’, genetically alter our foods and ourselves to live longer and grow larger. It seems that once we lose sight of our common ground, that is when we begin to disrespect it, to break it apart. It begins to fade away.

To remember and pay homage to that which we come from, that which holds us up, that which gives us life may be an antidode to the current malaise we see plaguing our world.