Human?

So often do I hear “but it is only human to feel this way”.

Isn’t it time that I question the implied justification for almost any reaction to a perceived threat to my body? It is “only human” to feel fear in light of what appears to be happening in the world. Isn’t it time that I recognize my place as an integral aspect of the Divine? We’ve really tried this “human” thingy now for a few million years and it is not working so well. If I recognized (meaning: Knew again) Muslims as Divine, Trees as Divine, the Soil as Divine, and, yes, the self as Divine, there would be no conflict, no scarcity and no fear. Cool.

Love,

Diederik

* Diederik is the Founder and Program Director of Choose Again