Journal 56: Big Apple

To succeed in the 21st century world, you need to have connections. The world is becoming much more global and the ones with power are the ones well connected. New York is the center of the world. Almost all things happen there, business centers, Big companies, and all sorts of global things you can imagine resides in New York.
When a person have good connections, it also mean that the opportunities that one is available also increases. Say being a artist. By being global, you can easily gain fame through numerous routes, being exposed to the public, newspapers, or even major head companies that have great interests in your work. These are all something that could be achieved easily with a global connection. If one have great skill but without connections, it will take them years to be viewed worldwide, then centuries to be well known and famous, maybe even after they have died. Which is why i want to go to New York too. With more connections, means be global, then fame comes in your way.