We Are All One Family
By Maria Khalifé
“If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” ~ John F. Kennedy
Diversity is the only thing that can do justice to the concept of infinity, and in the Family called Man, the importance of diversity takes first honors. Frequently, because the views of the world do not run deep enough, our decisions about diversity awareness seldom looks further than the color of skin, the texture of a garment, the type of vehicle driven, the quality and quantity of the foods chosen to eat, or the appearance or lack of appearance of a fat wallet.
I believe that the talent of a culture enriches the family of man and the global community at large. If the concept of infinity exists, the only thing that could manifest it in its fullness would be the diversity of the tribes – those talents, skills, manners of living, ways of thinking, philosophies of being, scientific discoveries and the lessons of history – all these are forms of the learning that must happen to bring us into our own, individual awareness of the fullness of our own being.
Where would we be without the keen observations of the Asian races; the athletics and endurance of the Africans; the brilliant engineering of the Germans; the mining of rich oil resources from the Middle East, just to name a few?
You were born into the microcosm of your own personal family and all the learning from its generations. You expanded into the learning from the family of your friends; and then ever outward into the learning in your schools, your cities, your heritage as a whole. There are many rich endowments inside the family of man and here are some ways you can avail yourself of their richness. I invite you to Be the Change by becoming more!
Travel. If you’re blessed with discretionary funds, travel to as many places as you can and talk with the people. Learn as much about them as you can. Make an effort to speak their language. You’ll be viewed and tolerated like a child, but trying to speak always impresses them.
If you are not blessed with the funds to travel under the normal sense of travel, then do it through watching Documentaries or Travelogues. Many libraries provide free Documentaries for their patrons.
Travel on a Budget. You can do some actual traveling by investigating the options for traveling on a budget. Drive to the city next to yours if that’s what your budget allows and see if you can find five things you did not know about its population by talking to people. Take a small instrument with you like a Mouth Harp or a Harmonica. Sit in the city square and begin to play. Others will come and talk with you and it’s practically cost free.
