It's 235 years since the 13 colonies declared independence from the England of George III and the East India Company. I think it's time we got over it.

Instead, let's make a Declaration of Interdependence of, for and by the peoples of the world - all of them. Let's recognize human connectedness and declare ourselves a single human race, beyond national borders, religious and ethnic divisions, and all the other mental barriers we put in place to separate ourselves one from another.

Today let's sing a song for Interdependence!