Bob Was Right

I and I, is the philosophy that Rastas have sworn by for decades. While the rest of the world may look at this religion as the quasi hippie marijuana smoking religion made famous by Robert Nester Marley and isn't really counted in the debate about significant world religions, Rastas have come across a philosophical gold-mine that rivals those of Confusious, Socrates and Plato.

While the world's population has exploded and mankind has canvassed every square footage of the globe. Technology has cut down the walls that were used to separate us, it seems that we are further apart than we ever were. Mankind has made enormous gains in the war for technology, under the flag of the information age. But in that war, there has been casualties, such as compassion, caring and community to name a few. With the rise of emails and text messages and the death of good penmanship and personal calls, there is more need for I and I than ever before. It is like going to a dinner party with a room full of strangers; or being the only fan of the opposing team in a sea of enemies, regardless of how many are in your general vacinity, you still feel alone.

In layman's terms I and I simply states, I am I and you are I. While not grammatically correct it is philosophically correct. Some what like the biblical parable, "you are your brother's keeper" or my personal favorite, "love thy neighbor." If I refer to you in the same person that I refer to myself, that forces me to accept that what happens to you not only happens to me, but it effects me; we are intertwined with each other. I should love thy neighbor not because he lives in close proximity to me, but because he is me. I am my neighbor. John Nash cultivated a beautiful idea, that what's best for the individual is to think of what's best for the group. This is the core value that keeps I and I significant in today's world.