Globalization?

Globalization – Regionalism – The two extremes. Each trying to neutralize the other. It is difficult to imagine both of them to co-exist. We talk of Globalization in almost all aspects of our lives. We also hear of the incidents inspired by regionalism. The irony of the situation does make it difficult to explain. There goes an age old adage, there isn’t smoke without fire or to put it more literally, there is no effect without cause.
It would be cliché to say that Globalization has become the order of the day. This phenomenon would have been impossible but for the human endeavors resulting in technology advancements. Irrespective of ones location on Earth, one can not only be in touch with the entire world but also identify himself being a part of it. We have been able to do away with the geographical boundaries for a lot of things. Efforts are on to make such boundaries invisible for all practical purposes. At the other extreme is the feeling of regionalism - a feeling which does not help people identify with their roots but compels them to be intolerant to others (with different roots). I do feel that identification with ones root is important but this identification by no means should generate a feeling of intolerance for anyone. To sum it up an era of globalization will arrive in true sense when we are tolerant enough to co-exist without loosing the identification with ones root and play our role in this ever-going process of advancement.