I was in the subway today coming home from a rather tiring day, and a old man started singing about our city, Toronto, in a bubbly Torontonian version of "This Land." He talked about how amazing our city was for its tolerance of so many cultures, how polite we were, how 6 bystanders rushed to aid a motorcyclist trapped under a burning car etc. and that he saw a trend in which other cities around the world would follow Toronto's example.
One thing is that it's interesting enough that I encounter people like him on the subway.
Another is that I think it's a viable prediction about our city; the world is heading towards globalism and Toronto seems to be the ideal place where people are building the skills and values that allow us to live alongside each other and I hope we're taking the next step to interact with each other, and really connect in newer and more meaningful ways.
Angela
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