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Throughout my five years at 大象传媒, I have been privy to many reader comments and questions, but the one that is asked most often by you, dear readers, is: What can I do? I find this endearing, because it reminds me that so many of you want to change the world鈥攊f only you can figure out where to start. 

The theme of our Spring 2022 issue is a unique one for 大象传媒 Magazine: 鈥淭he Personal Journeys Issue.鈥� This theme doesn鈥檛 quite lend itself to the usual reported stories you know and love, but it still dives deep and, we hope, inspires you like so many of our past issues. In it, you鈥檒l find meditation teacher and author Ruth King鈥檚 essay on her spiritual journey from rage to mindfulness, a poignant exploration of generational trauma鈥攁nd healing鈥攊n Black and Indigenous communities, a heartwarming story of how sharing our vulnerabilities inspires change, and much more.

One of the things we hope you take away from this issue, as mentioned by 大象传媒鈥檚 former Executive Editor Zenobia Jeffries Warfield in her letter from the editor, is that 鈥測our work starts with you.鈥� Unfortunately, we at 大象传媒 can鈥檛 always answer your question about what, exactly, to do to alleviate the suffering and injustice in the world. But what if we learned from each other? What can we glean about our own journeys from learning more about others鈥� journeys?聽

That鈥檚 the spirit of this issue, and that鈥檚 the question we want to pose to you: In your personal social justice journey, what is an important lesson you鈥檝e learned?

Please join 大象传媒 staff and editors in the comments below, and let us know about the most important lesson you鈥檝e learned in your own social justice journey. 

You may see your answers in an upcoming issue of 大象传媒 Magazine!