this is intended for the advanced leadership students at Lincoln HS, Seattle WA. This is chapter 5 from "all about love: New Visions" by bell hooks. 

A note: In this chapter, hooks focuses on the idea of spirituality. It is important to understand that she is not defining spirituality as being religious, but as being in touch with the idea that we as humans have a sense of mystery about the world and attempting to understand that mystery and connect with others in an authentic way is spiritual practice. While hooks acknowledges her own personal connections to Christianity and Buddhism, she makes it clear that her own beliefs should not in any way define or limit the beliefs of others, and while they are right for her, they may not be right for others.