Friday, August 17, 2012

No Discrimination, Here

Aesop (7th-6th century B.C.) was a Greek fabulist or story teller who said, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” You certainly already know the importance of being patient, understanding, kind and emotionally generous toward others. But you should be so towards everybody, with no distinctions or discrimination. As the sun shines over each individual -  no matter the religion, race, sex, character, behavior, relationship etc..- you, too, must ignore all prejudices that might induce you to see non-existent differences (and judge accordingly!). Every individual is a human being just like yourself. Do you want to get along with everybody else? See him or her as you see yourself. Don’t focus so much on the differences. Rather lead your attention to the similitudes. There are more than you expect. And every act of kindness will not be wasted because, beside pleasing another, it it will make you "feel" better about yourself. And the world will come nearer to being "one" (see John Lennon's song "Imagine").

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