THE TAPESTRY OF THE HUMAN FAMILY IS MADE UP OF 7 BILLION INDIVIDUAL FACES, EACH ONE EQUAL TO THE OTHERS. Every armed conflict that has ever taken place, every war that has ever been fought and every genocide that has ever broken out has all occurred because of our absolute refusal to accept the fact… [Read more…]
November 19, 2011
REFUGEES ARE HUMAN BEINGS WHO HAVE LOST EVERYTHING WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. A refugee is anyone who leaves their home and their possessions in order to protect their physical well-being. Becoming a refugee is usually a last resort that occurs in the most desperate of situations that, unfortunately, changes their life forever. Obviously none of us… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
How many of us have paid money to sit in a theater so we could enjoy a movie when suddenly one of the characters in the film calls someone a “retard” or something “retarded“? It’s like getting punched in the stomach or having someone grab your heart and ring it out. I have known people… [Read more…]
September 3, 2011
IS ALL LIFE VALUED EQUALLY? How do we value a human life? What criteria do we use? Is one life deemed more valuable than another based on a particular set of perimeters? At this point in time that would, unfortunately, seem to be the case. We tend to judge people for all the wrong reasons, and this… [Read more…]
June 5, 2011
WE LIVE IN AN IMAGINARY WORLD OF OUR OWN MAKING. We have divided the earth into countries, territories and regions, while at the same time we have divided ourselves into nationalities, ethnic groups, tribes and clans. And what is the point of all this? Why does the human race feel compelled to constantly make life… [Read more…]
April 30, 2011
PHYSICALLY & INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN IN EXTREME POVERTY ARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE HUMAN BEINGS ON EARTH. In the Western world having a baby born with Down syndrome can be a distressing and confusing time in your life. If your baby is born with severe physical challenges it can be frightening and overwhelming. However, even though a… [Read more…]
February 11, 2010
OUR SHARED HUMANITY IS WHAT BINDS US TOGETHER IN THIS LIFE. Why should a person be considered less than equal just because they are poor? They are human beings just like anyone else. They feel love and sorrow – joy and pain – hope and despair just like we do. They have husbands, wives,… [Read more…]
February 4, 2010
EQUALITY FOR EVERYONE IS MORE THAN JUST A DREAM, IT IS AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL. Do we feel equal to some – but superior to others? What do we base our assumptions on? Is there criteria we use to compare ourselves against others? And what makes up that criteria? Is it material wealth, social position,… [Read more…]
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