I feel deeply saddened to wake to the world today. To a world that I thought I understood but to which I realise I don’t. Today the majority of Britain voted to leave the EU.
I’m not worried about the financial ramifications. The outcome has already caused havoc in the markets this morning. But I’ve learnt, having lived through the financial crisis, financial markets have short memories. You only have to look to Iceland, who despite being bailed out and voting not to pay back the money still continues to thrive. Or the sub-prime mortgages, which despite being at the root of the speculation on which the crisis was built, begin to appear again. No I’m not worried about that. I have no doubt that those in power wish to remain that way and will figure it out.
Nor am I worried that my dream of being 1.5 years away from attaining freedom to live anywhere in Europe will be dashed. It’s a freedom that is very dear to my heart, having had it threatened to be taken away from me in 2009 in the last crisis, I know first hand the stress it causes. The lack of freedom to make decisions about your life is soul destroying. Living since then with that burden on my shoulder I will celebrate with great vigour the day that monkey is off my back. But no this doesn’t worry me either. Britain needs immigrants as much as immigrants need Britain and I doubt they will make that move.
What worries me is the sentiment. The sentiment to separate, point our differences and build walls. That deeply saddens me, and feels like a major setback.
Those people are not taking your stuff, they are not chaining you to their rules. That is our stuff, that is our responsibility to figure it out. This is our world. Everyone’s.
I hope some day you’ll join us and the world will be as one!
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