The local is what is near to you; what is easily seen and interacted with. In everyday life this is the language you speak, the cultural traditions you practice, the way problems are approached, and the field you work in among other things. The connotations associated with local are usually that of geolocation but in this sense the "local" is much larger comprising all that is close in all dimensions of existence.
This is contrasted with the global. Not just as in the far, but as in everything that exists. Things that are encompassing, too large to fit squarely in the local.
In this way being a "global" person is not possible because there... (read 279 more words →)