Six Degrees of Separation…

Bishop Desmond Tutu is speaking in Nashville today.  That’s where his daughter, Naomi, is living and working.  Naomi is good friends with Rose Bator, friend and business partner of my wife, Teresa McCoy.

It freaks me out that I’m only a few relationships from Bishop Tutu.  I know all about the folklore of six degrees of separation but this is one of mine that just amazes me.  It made me think about the different strengths of relationships too, and how many different routes there might be that strengthen a particular relationship.

Strong relationships (==>):

me ==> Teresa ==> Rose ==> Naomi ==> Desmond

Weaker relationships (–>):

me –> Naomi ==> Desmond
me ==> Rose –> Desmond

Alternate route:

me ==> Nonswakazi –> Naomi ==> Desmond

Freaky.

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