We live in a world, and in a time, of confrontation and conflict, a continuous battle for proving our might; so much energy poured into dividing rather than synergising.
At a time when “what makes us different” is more important than what binds us as human beings I remember a poem by one of my favourite poets that reminds us that we are really not different!
No Difference
Small as a peanut,
Big as a giant,
We’re all the same size
When we turn off the light.
Rich as a sultan,
Poor as a mite,
We’re all worth the same
When we turn off the light.
Red, black or orange,
Yellow or white,
We all look the same
When we turn off the light.
So maybe the way to
To make everything right
Is for God to just reach out
And turn off the light!
—Shel Silverstein
If only something could make everything right!
Let’s take a minute to pause and ponder as the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September.
–Mamata
Millennial Matriarchs 