"I am neither North, South, East or West but feel at home in all tepees. No boundaries exist in my breast; no cultural walls separate my mind from the thoughts that concern you and no hurt that ever touches you can leave me unmoved by your suffering. You are my earth neighbour and my heavenly companion and it is my fervent wish that we continue to walk side-by-side through this troubled world.
When asked, 'But who is my neighbour? Is it the person who lives in the house next door or the one three doors along; or the next street, the adjacent town, the bordering county or even across the sea in another country or on another continent? How will I know?
'I tell you, that if you can sense their happiness, sadness and pain as it is writ large across their face, if you can see their soul of muted expectation or feel the emotional burden gain some measure of the loss they carry, then call them neighbour, for they truly are!'" William Forde: May 1st, 2017.