But seek the welfare of the City and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
-Jeremiah 29:7
Even the Christian bibles endorses the importance of cities in the lives of people everywhere. This passage says to me that it is only together – working, living and mixing together – that we will thrive. Living in isolated places with privacy and security (the suburbs) being more important than connecting to other humans is not how it’s supposed to be. If anyone can prove to me that the suburbs are not about isolation and keeping away from people not like you, then please share your thoughts.
(picture: the prophet Jeremiah) (quote found at http://www.dpz.com/research.aspx)
