If we actually took the time to understand another human being - our mother, father, friend, neighbour, stranger, partner...anyone! - we would quickly realize that we are them and they are us. I am not being mystical; not even a little bit. The amount of shared overlap between ANY two human beings - even any two BEINGS - is shocking. And what's more shocking is that we don't see this fundamental truth. Christ, no one on Earth has ever come from anywhere else! That should be enough to unite us as common kin. Unless we slow down and take the time to understand ourselves, our friends and family, and especially the people we do not like, we will only create more hatred and inflict more violence upon each other. Hurt people hurt people; we lash out not from safety, but from fear. If we could see that we're all afraid, perhaps we would also see a way to heal those pains. Screaming at a tantruming toddler doesn't make them feel better. Sitting with them and silently absorbing their cries does.

Remember: We aren't what we are, we are what we aren't.

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