Find your "other" and get to know them!! I listed to an interview of Elizabeth Lesser on The Gayle King Show. She talked about how we "otherize" others in our lives.... we say "those people are evil", "those people are wack jobs", etc. Loved the interview (Audio of Interview) though I didn't agree with everything talked about...but I loved her points she was making so I listened to her talk she gave which is in the video below:
It shouldn't take someone giving a talk about this for us to do it. However, we all need a little reminding at times to love one another, reach out to one another, to try to understand one another. Now, none of that means to give up your own morals, ideas, opinions, perspectives....but it does mean to come to an understanding that we are all in this together. We are all beautiful human beings who want to be happy and live a good life. I related so much to this woman speaking. I have never heard of her before...so I don't know much about her. But, I do understand her mystic vs. warrior battle that she has going on the inside. I am excited for her challenge to people. We all should reach across to the "other" side. I'm not talking about politics here.... cause really in the US we have to decide what common goals we want to achieve to even begin to work together. That should be the first goal in US politics before we can "fix" what is wrong in our government....it is not about just understanding each other....but moving towards a common goal. When I think of the "others" in my life I think of the people of different colors, religions, socioeconomic differences, musical tastes.... and her challenge is not just to sit and have a conversation. We aren't just to sit and talk to each other. But, we are to actually hear each other. We hardly interact with the people that we pass by every day. We usually just perceive what they are about just from looking at their shell. There are few of us who are willing to look past the covering and see the heart, understand how it beats, why it beats, what gives it purpose, where does it's strength and meaning derive from.
Anyways, I know that some people have laughed at this woman and her idea. I know that there are people who think that this idea could not solve anything. However, I think she is at least on the right track and is DOING SOMETHING instead of just whining.
It shouldn't take someone giving a talk about this for us to do it. However, we all need a little reminding at times to love one another, reach out to one another, to try to understand one another. Now, none of that means to give up your own morals, ideas, opinions, perspectives....but it does mean to come to an understanding that we are all in this together. We are all beautiful human beings who want to be happy and live a good life. I related so much to this woman speaking. I have never heard of her before...so I don't know much about her. But, I do understand her mystic vs. warrior battle that she has going on the inside. I am excited for her challenge to people. We all should reach across to the "other" side. I'm not talking about politics here.... cause really in the US we have to decide what common goals we want to achieve to even begin to work together. That should be the first goal in US politics before we can "fix" what is wrong in our government....it is not about just understanding each other....but moving towards a common goal. When I think of the "others" in my life I think of the people of different colors, religions, socioeconomic differences, musical tastes.... and her challenge is not just to sit and have a conversation. We aren't just to sit and talk to each other. But, we are to actually hear each other. We hardly interact with the people that we pass by every day. We usually just perceive what they are about just from looking at their shell. There are few of us who are willing to look past the covering and see the heart, understand how it beats, why it beats, what gives it purpose, where does it's strength and meaning derive from.
Anyways, I know that some people have laughed at this woman and her idea. I know that there are people who think that this idea could not solve anything. However, I think she is at least on the right track and is DOING SOMETHING instead of just whining.
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