“Anthropologists call us ‘meaning makers’ and ‘time binders’. We seek inside ourselves and outside ourselves for ‘something’ greater. We seek meaning and purpose. We have science, our own stories, philosophies, religions to inform us and comfort us. The longer I live and the more I experience the more I realize that being there for one another is what living is all about.

Few of us successfully live alone. Solitary confinement is considered a very cruel inhumane form of punishment. Why might this be? Because as a species we band together. From the earliest times of bands, tribes and groups we form ties and have worked, played, loved and moved together. What am I getting at with this? We are social creatures. We can’t live well without one another.

During the industrial revolution people left their clans, boroughs and neighborhoods traveling far to seek employment to fulfill their dreams in new neighborhoods. From one place to another they journeyed. When they landed in a new area, they formed new ties. As a result, cities grew larger. And as it did an interesting thing became obvious. We seek our own kind.

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We group by race, religion, economics, politics and other factors. We ostracize some using these same factors. We include and exclude based on these. We gather, support and defend our group and territory based mostly on these mentally manufactured distinctions. They look like me then they’re part of my group. Those who look different are not allowed to become part of my group.

‘They think the same as me’; my group. They think otherwise, not my group. On and on. People categorize each other as part of the ‘in group’, or not. It’s unfortunate that we’ve not yet learned to get along and accommodate our differences. Sadly, it’s still the current way of the world. We must learn how to live together without prejudices. Stop looking for those reasons that separate us.

How about we seek harmony, acceptance and embrace our differences. We can move toward embracing everyone and become one people living in one world. We can learn to live like this even if there’s resistance to this notion from various mindsets. The world is still divided. It may be for some time or forever. My point is we band together. Like groups attract like groups.

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We don’t live alone. We need each other. We seek each other out. We form ties. Since we need each other, one of the most powerful ways to create strong ties IS to assist each other living better. When we help each other, we grow closer. True, there are those in the world who don’t want to help. They want to own, to have and to protect what they claim is theirs and ostracize and blame others.

I get that. I don’t think that helps them live more wonderful lives, but I get their reasoning. I can empathize with their thinking and their potential fears. Fighting their logic won’t help us get along. We need to seek to understand. We need to create trust. We need to create a bond. We need to understand this notion. We need to believe and operate from ‘what we think about we bring about’.

The more we fear the more we must fear and become more fearful. The more we love and accept the more we must love and accept. We don’t get a more peaceful world by engaging in more wars. We have a more peaceful world when we all embrace being peaceful. It’s why we need to band together so we support each other and help others do better. Practice getting along. Create trust.

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When we help another person learn to do something, overcome a difficulty or accomplish something important to them, we not only help THAT person, but we help ourselves too! We grow together independently. We make them feel better. We make ourselves feel better! Some religions are founded on and practice helping others. They believe in helping those like us and those unlike us.

Let’s practice and promote The Golden Rule. It’s one of the most important concepts and practices we can embrace. It’s an incredible and important practice to begin to understand and apply. ‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you’. Treat others the way you prefer to be treated. Most of us, dare I say, all of us, want love, acceptance, kindness, life, liberty, happiness and good things.

We want connection. We want health, wealth and well-being. We want family and friends. We want meaning and a sense of significance.  We want to be liked. We want to be understood and loved. When we understand even our enemies are attempting to do this it creates a bridge to understand and help our enemies. We have a choice. Decide to get along regardless of differences, or don’t.

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Through understanding and by benefiting each other we can stop being enemies because we’re different and we can begin to realize how much we have in common. WE can create trust and bonds that allow us to discover we’re pretty much the same, so let’s create harmony. We can do better than we’ve done. The future is open for us to create what we want. We shape what comes to us.

The future originates in our present. It’s now we must make the changes. We can make the world more loving, kind, compassionate and cooperative by being the change we want to see in the world. we become it first and spread it to others by our thoughts, words and actions. Allow, accept, respect and include others. Join in practicing the Golden Rule. expect the best of others, not the worst. Get it. Make the world the way we want it instead of allowing the worst to fester, create the best. Be filled with love and light and others can be too. Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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