How incredible is the human mind, that it can be engrossed in its own processing of information for hours upon looking at a small papered rectangle or watching a large electronic rectangle. And now an advanced handheld rectangle, the cell phone, can simultaneously function as both at any given moment for the user’s convenience.

Our species created the systems for harnessing our mind’s ability to think and imagine centuries ago, but we now live in a saturated world in which virtually every human being can participate in the exchange of ideas. Do we choose to apply this power purely for consumption and entertainment purposes, or do we want to apply it to something greater?

We view ourselves as different, and our capacity to think, to escape the present, to imagine the future and reflect on the past, is perhaps the biggest separator. We just have to avoid the rabbit hole, and channel this collective ability according to its original biological intention: living, connecting, and thriving.