IN THE WORLD WE LIVE IN...

As you look into the lagoon,

or into the Southern night sky,

you realize...

everything is perspective.

Whether you're searching the waters

to find just the right fish

on which to hedge your bets,

or combing the constellations

for just the right star

on which to place your wishes.

You realize...

For every business meeting,

there is a tribal gathering.

For every potato,

there is yucca.

For every pop song on the charts,

there is an age old planting chant.

For every hat,
there is a tuasam.

For every made-up woman,

there is a face-painted hunter.

For every can of beer,

there is pinink of chicha.

For every medicine or pill,

there is a natural remedy.

For every pet dog or cat,

there is a pet monkey, turtle, or parrot.

For every toilet,

there is a clearing in the forest.

For every pair of suit pants,

there is a itip.

For every car horn or blasting stereo,

there is chorus of birds, frogs, monkeys, and insects.

For every washing machine,

there is a clay wash basin filled with rain water.

For every stroller,

there is a native wrap.

For every doctor,

there is a shaman.

For every life plan,
there are dreams.

And as you continue to gaze into the great depths of the water

or the amazing vastness of the sky,

you find yourself in the middle of a whole new realization.

It's not that everything is perspective after all...

it's simply that perspective is EVERYTHING.