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we belong to each other, a truth that transcends all of our constructed and perceived divisions. divisions born out of the most basic ignorance that we are separate. this sense of separateness gives rise to fear which manifests as greed, and as aggression.

we are not separate. we are interdependent, deeply connected from the very source of our being through to the consequences of our words and actions.

so yes, we must love our neighbor as ourself, because ultimately there is no difference, no separation, from the star dust from which we are all made to the experiences of loss and love we all have in this life. 

when people tell you otherwise and ask you to name enemies and to pick sides, tell them you have picked a side – the wounded, the hurting, the suffering, which includes everyone. and your answer to such suffering is to love. and who to love? everyone.

this is the shared space we can work from to bring about justice and healing.

may hearts open, may wisdom arise.

~j

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