That is indeed a fascinating fact, that these birds or fishes doing the murmurations, are only keeping tabs of 7 of its immediate neighbours. And yet, they are able to move harmoniously with thousands involved, creating wonderful forms together.
I also read that somehow, we can find a common connection with any body in the world, in at the latest, only 6 levels. The hypothesis suggests that any two people on Earth can be connected through a chain of acquaintances (or "friends") with no more than five intermediaries (resulting in six links or "degrees"). So, you (1) know someone (2) who knows someone (3)... and so on, until person (6) knows the target person.
In FaceBook they even shrank this connectios to only 4 degrees. We live in a "small world" socially.
Maybe it is hightime we take real and active notice of the seven individuals beside us, so that we, too, can murmurate and create a harmonious world for everybody.
On Aug 5, 2025 Jagannatha Das wrote :