On Coming Together
on othering and belonging in these times.
Anything that is built is the result of a coming together.
Take a moment to look around you and notice. How much of what you see is the result of two or more elements coming together? We are the result of a coming together, of sperm and eggs, of mouths, of legs, of bodies. The walls that shelter us are formed by the union of bricks and cement, or wood and metal. A seedling comes together with the soil and its minerals, together they grow into the plant, which then comes together with wind, water, and sunlight to continue thriving. Nothing stands alone, everything emerges from connection, collaboration, from the embrace of separate parts to form a whole. Without connection and love, nothing in this world would exist.
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