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It certainly seemed to be a concerted effort.
At the close of the twentieth century, the social malaise gelled into a common theme. Whether it was the educational system, the government, the corporate world, the entertainment industry or the religious community, for one prolonged season they converged on a universal axiom: “Everybody’s different.”
Matter of fact, you could pretty well guarantee applause in front of any audience by saying, “I’m different, you’re different, we’re all different–but it’s okay.”
G-Pop calls it “the snowflake philosophy.” You know what he means. “There are no two snowflakes exactly alike–and that’s the way people are, too.”
And it seems that nobody had the temerity to come along and say, “How do you know that no two snowflakes are alike?”
The sentiment sounded sweet, kind and cuddly, so it was embraced as a truth. Matter of fact, if anyone had come along to suggest that the human race is pretty much the same group of people, just in different locales, it would have been considered out of step, and even, to a certain degree, bigoted–in the sense that if for some reason you could not accept eight billion different cultures colliding with each other on the same landscape, then you were downright intolerant.
After about fifty years of this propaganda, the common patter has begun to bear the fruit of its contention. In other words, “since we’re all so different, how is it possible to procure common ground?” And therefore, we only feel comfortable around those who share our genetic markers, are part of our own household–and we’re mistrustful of anyone sporting “different genes.”
Where has this philosophy gotten us? Where is it going to take us?
G-Pop wants his children to understand that establishing uniqueness is not based upon genetics or proclamations, but rather, the use of our consecration and talent.
The first step is understanding that human beings are at least 95% the same–similar bodies, similar faces, and even similar attitudes.
God had the wisdom to explain our interwoven relationship with the simple statement, “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”
G-Pop says that perhaps we may view our sin as “special” or not nearly as nasty as the ones around us, but the ultimate Judge has clumped them all together.
It is time for sane people with quality minds to set out on a new vision.
We have much in common, we’re more alike than different, and what we refer to as culture is merely personal preference.
There are things that work with everyone in every land:
- A smile
- Offering a kindness
- Working hard instead of complaining
- Tidying up your space
- And refraining from complaining
In every culture, these are exchanged as gold.
G-Pop believes it is time for his children, once and for all, to tear down the myth of uniqueness.
It is time to enjoy the idea of being common.
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G-Poppers … November 17th, 2017
Jonathots Daily Blog
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It certainly seemed to be a concerted effort.
At the close of the twentieth century, the social malaise gelled into a common theme. Whether it was the educational system, the government, the corporate world, the entertainment industry or the religious community, for one prolonged season they converged on a universal axiom: “Everybody’s different.”
Matter of fact, you could pretty well guarantee applause in front of any audience by saying, “I’m different, you’re different, we’re all different–but it’s okay.”
G-Pop calls it “the snowflake philosophy.” You know what he means. “There are no two snowflakes exactly alike–and that’s the way people are, too.”
And it seems that nobody had the temerity to come along and say, “How do you know that no two snowflakes are alike?”
The sentiment sounded sweet, kind and cuddly, so it was embraced as a truth. Matter of fact, if anyone had come along to suggest that the human race is pretty much the same group of people, just in different locales, it would have been considered out of step, and even, to a certain degree, bigoted–in the sense that if for some reason you could not accept eight billion different cultures colliding with each other on the same landscape, then you were downright intolerant.
After about fifty years of this propaganda, the common patter has begun to bear the fruit of its contention. In other words, “since we’re all so different, how is it possible to procure common ground?” And therefore, we only feel comfortable around those who share our genetic markers, are part of our own household–and we’re mistrustful of anyone sporting “different genes.”
Where has this philosophy gotten us? Where is it going to take us?
G-Pop wants his children to understand that establishing uniqueness is not based upon genetics or proclamations, but rather, the use of our consecration and talent.
The first step is understanding that human beings are at least 95% the same–similar bodies, similar faces, and even similar attitudes.
God had the wisdom to explain our interwoven relationship with the simple statement, “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”
G-Pop says that perhaps we may view our sin as “special” or not nearly as nasty as the ones around us, but the ultimate Judge has clumped them all together.
It is time for sane people with quality minds to set out on a new vision.
We have much in common, we’re more alike than different, and what we refer to as culture is merely personal preference.
There are things that work with everyone in every land:
In every culture, these are exchanged as gold.
G-Pop believes it is time for his children, once and for all, to tear down the myth of uniqueness.
It is time to enjoy the idea of being common.
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