The world is becoming smaller every day.

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How connected we are as a global society is evident in almost every facet of life.

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Yet so much apparent resistance exists to coming together.

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The divisions between us seem to be getting larger each day.

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Divisions of race.

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Divisions of economic class.

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Even divisions of faith and religion that could unite us divide us even more.

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When we look at another person do we see ourselves or someone to hate?

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Do we find our commonalities or do we focus on our differences?

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Too often we hear the stories of injustice and prejudice in the world.

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What about the stories of kindness and compassion that exist?

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When will we value those more?

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Each of us individually get to choose.

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If we stop reading articles about hate, perhaps there will be less of them.

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If we start watching news items about how kindness created something wonderful, perhaps we will see more of them.

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It is only when the lessons of love, of connection, that we can truly come together.

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Not to fight one another.

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Not to blame one another.

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But to build something new, something better, something lasting.

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If we can let our own pain and hurt go just long enough to touch someone else's life, perhaps we can inspire one other person to do the same.

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What would happen then?

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The subversive force of love could spread far and wide.

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And those who want to divide us would loose their power.

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Those who want to unite us not through fear but through connection would rise up.

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We can make that change happen.

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We can be a force for kindness.

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Let's start small, with just one act.

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Then nurture it, spread the word, and allow that to be what defines us.

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When will you be ready for such a subversive act?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant