Going Tribal

The discovery channels BBC documentary "Going Tribal" is a fantastic example of one man quest to relate to others that are "different" in some way. Experiencing other cultures can help us all relate on some basic and even profound levels. There is the understanding that some things are common to all people.

Its so popular now to go tribal, seek to get back to the "nature" roots of the primitive man. Some brave souls hope to find something that will link all planetary inhabitants together in one colorful package. Then we can all play nice with each other without reverting back to the base natures that only serve the few and not the many. But at some point we must lift our view up from the grit and ask a few questions about our shared customs and heritages.

So the conclusion is, drum roll please, Are we really all alike? Great! Or not so much as I thought. I look like you, you look like me, were all one big earthly family. So whats next, what do we do now? What kind of activities do we have at the reunion? Where is this big shindig going to be thrown? Who's doing all the cooking? Who gets to be the Alpha pair?

That last one is sure to cause a tussle to break out so how in the world do we keep the peace. Ok, its impossible to keep everyone happy so we give up on that and settle on trying to keep everyone busy until the answer to our get together problems falls out of the sky.

Eureka! Lets get organized into groups, every tribe doing their part. We'll have this party started in no time. Or will we? Maybe the party is over already and no one bothered to send us an invitation. I know, we didn't get to be part of the party planning committee. Jer. 29:11