Bail Out

"Liberal" or "conservative"; Republican, Democrat, Independent; Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist. Why seek to define ourselves with narrow labels that vastly polarize? Why not seek to define ourselves through that which we can agree? I think it is safe to say that we can all agree to our mortality. We are human, and at the core we all dream of a world that is safe and just and rich with opportunity, a world in which all are allowed to thrive. I think it's not too far of a stretch to say that despite our ideological and political differences, the majority of us feel that our governing body does not have the best interests of it's populace at heart, and that we struggle to be heard, to influence the choices of the powers that be. It matters not ones political leaning or religious background. "Differences" such as these, as well as gender, skin color, socio-economic status, etc. are not differences at all. They are labels and illusions created by us, designed to fracture rather than merge and heal. We are all in the same boat. To keep from sinking we must learn to embrace our commonalities and move beyond our petty paralyzing so called differences.


As Dr. King once said, "We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now."