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The cereal aisle at the local grocery store.
G-Pop found himself perusing at least 100 boxes of the stuff, each one promising delicious diversity. So he decided to glance at a dozen of the packages, reading the labels to see what was so special about each one.
It was an amazing test.
After careful inspection, it became clear that the only difference among the various brands was that some were sweeter and some had more fiber.
That was it.
Even though, with all the colors, designs and advertising, he was led to believe that each one of the treats was birthed in a factory to be its own entity, they were all basically the same, with minor exceptions in flavor and color. How amazing.
Likewise, even though we tout ourselves a tolerant society, G-Pop would assert that we’ve allowed a sophisticated prejudice to enter our thinking by believing that there are actually African-Americans, Asian-Americans, women, men, Hispanics, LGBT and even religious differentiation.
We just keep shrinking groups down smaller and smaller, insisting that the subtle attributes that might make one group unique are actually insurmountable barriers.
It’s insane.
Just as the boxes of cereal are only set apart by their packaging, not by their cereal, we as human beings have much in common.
- Some of us are a little sweeter.
- And maybe some of us have a little more fiber in our disposition.
What will it take? How can we get a whole generation of younger folks to stop this insanity of purposeful division, and instead, remove titles and insert appreciation?
After all, even the distinction of “American” causes us to pursue the notion of exceptionalism instead of joining forces with the other souls on this small planet, to create harmony.
Cereal is cereal.
You can box it up differently, but once you open it and pour it out in a bowl, it looks like a dozen more equally delicious options.
The same is true with people.
G-Pop left the grocery store still deep in thought. He realized he needed to talk to his grandson about this.
Even though the boy is very young, it is never too early to set an intelligent young fellow on a mission for unity.
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