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We discussed a lot of different ideas related to global perspective in this lesson. Our history as a melting pot has influenced the way we do things in our work and home lives - more than we even realize. Our future as a global participant will continue to promote this trend, and we will see more and more "outside" influences in every aspect of our day-to-day lives. Being a global citizen and understanding the interdependency that exists is only part of the picture. Kenneth Boulding, in his last speech to the UN in 1965, referred to the idea of "Spaceship Earth" and stated:
We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent upon its vulnerable reserve of air and soil; all committed for our safety to its security and peace; preserved from annihilation by the care, the work, and I will say, the love we give our fragile craft. (Kibert 2012)