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Remembering the Truth of Who You Are
If you have followed me or my blogs, you know that I believe strongly in the idea that we are one. I believe that your issues are my issues, and that what you struggle with I struggle with. I also believe that because I matter as a human being, you must also matter. I believe that when we come to know this powerful truth of being one we will become even more powerful agents for good in this world.
I also believe that we have beautiful unique qualities that identify us as important and special to this world. I believe we are all different.
How can I square these two ideas of being unique with the idea of being the one with everyone else?
Allow me to discuss the Venn Diagram. The Venn Diagram is a diagram that represents overlapping ideas. In other words, it shows there are always similarities between disparate ideas or situations. I believe this applies to us as human beings.
As human beings we have similar traits. These include the ability to love, the ability to feel emotions, and the right to be treated with dignity and respect. There are no humans in my opinion that are outside of this. It is true of course that many humans have forgotten this truth. In my opinion, this is why we have seen such inhumane treatment of people over the eons. Either someone has believed that an “other” was someone…
