I've been writing diaries and journals since February 14th, 1975. I always kept them private but lately I realized that some of my thoughts and experiences could be shared with other people around the globe.
I perceive the Internet as a Fifth Dimension expanding beyond physical boundaries. It links individuals from different parts of the planet, transmits information at the press of a button, connects and befriends people who never met in person, creates communities of like-minded individuals and revolutionizes the way we communicate with each other; even the way we meet our date-mates. As towns and cities around the world become simply dots on a map, the Internet becomes a connecting network, an energy field invisible to the eye but present in every aspect of our life.
People born in the eighties and beyond, (what is called Y-generation) tend to take the online world for granted. I have lived a part of my life, so far, in the pre-Internet era, so, like my other contemporaries I can appreciate the enormity of the transformation that this Fifth Dimension has brought: a new world with less privacy, increasing access, a world where there is no place to hide for long, a source of unlimited information available at someone's fingertips.
For over 36 years I kept notes frequently, mostly observations about myself and the world around me. I shared them only with a few close friends. Now I would like to connect with people beyond my familiar realm, so I decided to establish this public journal.
I hope that this blog will connect me with the most remote outposts of the world, proving that the end of the earth is actually nearer than we may guess. I have discovered that often we can find proximity in distant corners of the planet and recognize remoteness inside our own skin. But this is another story.
"YEØRG-BLOG and its twin essay-blog Ubuntu Civilization" represent an initiative not just for worldwide social awareness but for a new aspect of personal understanding of life and the universe. Such a leap forward and upward begins with small steps before a critical mass creates a momentum. I hope that this blog, which is not more than a drop in the ocean, contributes even by a tiny percentage to the progression of the human condition.
