6/21/15

We are ONE people

"Researchers have proven scientifically that humans are all one people...The color of our ancestors’ skin and ultimately my skin and your skin is a consequence of ultraviolet light, of latitude and climate. Despite our recent sad conflicts here in the U.S., there really is no such thing as race. We are one species—each of us much, much more alike than different. We all come from Africa. We all are of the same stardust. We are all going to live and die on the same planet, a Pale Blue Dot in the vastness of space. We have to work together."
—Bill Nye, Rutgers University Commencement, 2015


In terms of race, we are not different. We all came from one ancestor and one Creator. Just like Bill Nye says, we are more alike than different. Instead of noticing our similarities, we only notice our differences and conflict over it. We need to start noticing our similar we are. For example, even though it may be in different form and structure, we all look for a divine being. Our minds do not stop only in the physical world, but also in the metaphysical world. This is one similarity that we share.

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