I think many of us have always looked at the Other Fella and thought him different. They ate different foods, the watched different TV, educated in different schools, faithful in the Other Religion, a cultural history far afield from our own -- on the surface, the Other Fella couldn't be more different.
I thought this true as well, for the longest times. But less and less nowadays. Now, i'm beginning to believe that the more different the Other Fella is, the more the same we are in the ways that matter the most.
The next time you see the Other Fella, take a moment to pause and ask yourself what his motivations are. Motivation and Purpose is the One Thing that makes us less different and more the same, though our methods of achieving it may differ.
This is a lesson politicians, religious zealots and racists would do well to learn. Everyone else should take a moment to consider it too.
