I speak now from my home and from my heart to you all; to men and women so cut off by the snows, the desert, or the sea, that only voices out of the air can reach them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker addresses isolated people through remote communication like radio or broadcast.
- In plain terms
- Voices in the air reach those cut off by geography.
- What can you take from it?
- Remote connection bridges physical isolation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we reach the unreachable?
- What responsibility do communicators have?
Another view
It assumes everyone has access to the technology needed to hear.
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