Separation Is An Illusion
We can tell ourselves we are "alone." We can choose to ignore and/or stay away from those who do not agree with us. The truth is, however, that all of natural life is inter-connected. Whether I socialize with someone or not, we are still fellow members of the human race. We are connected.
I cannot say it better than John Donne:
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
― No man is an island
My actions, words, choices may not always please another and I cannot live only to please others. I live my personal truth. In doing so and as much as I am able - no one is perfect or "there" yet - I live from love and compassion for myself and others. It's a challenge and downright hard to do at times. Being true to myself, to my personal beliefs, allows me to do so without expecting others to believe what I believe. It also allows me to do so without explaining and or defending myself every time differences emerge. Love leads me to accept where the other person is in their human journey. This may mean that we simply (though not always easily) agree that we disagree and be friends anyway.
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