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became really intrigued by that – there was
something really cool about him recognizing the neighborhood where he came from
in Argentina. There was something visceral about that for me, so I started to think a
bit further about it.”
Astbury’s conclusion? He sighs, dejectedly. “We live in a world where people so
desperately want to be seen. They want
that external validation, because we live in
a culture that just worships external validation. We worship the veneer, the shallow, what’s on the surface. But what’s really important is our emotional connection
to our friends, our family, our loved ones,
our environment, our pets, our animals.
Then it hit me, and I thought, ‘This is it –
it’s not an external thing. It’s an internal
thing.’ It’s about a feeling.. This man was
revealing his heart, and who is showing
their heart on their sleeve these days?