Marginalization - Just a muse on a frequently heard and often used word.
In a very quick review of several dictionaries, I found no clear etymology, however it can’t help but have developed from the word margin.
Margins: Edges and lines that define spaces and places.
Edges: gently shape and nurture them so they don’t fray.
Lines: define borders and boundaries
on a page or a map.
Circumference: one such circular edge and line that defines a space or a place - a hale and hearty human cell or maybe a bright and bouncy beach ball.
In counter point - when we do shuffle folks out to the frayed edges of society, we effectively surround our own special spaces blocking entries or exits.
We disconnect from each other, missing out on each other’s knowledge and wisdom gained from 'The School of Life' that we all attend.
Borders:
Could it be that our marginalized folk,
pushed to the borders and edges of our societies
grow and flourish despite our rejection?
Could it also be that they
ultimately become protectors and defenders
against real or perceived intruders for us all?
“All experience is an arch wherethrough gleams that untravelled
world whose margin fades for ever and for ever when I move.”
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
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