Gina's Quote Du Jour (Anonymous)

"Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day." - Anonymous

Yes, we should appreciate what is unique in each other. As my Grandma Bessie said, "If we were all the same, the world would be a dull place!"

I think the celebration of diversity - like charity - should begin at home, on the smallest scale, and grow from there. I hear of an awful lot of relationships going south because of such earth-shattering differences between people as toilet seat up/down, toothpaste cap on/off...Someone else's habits should charm us, not irritate us. If we can't whole-heartedly embrace a loved one's manner of interacting with the world, how are we going to feel comfortable accepting people who have different ideas and values concerning religion, politics or customs?

When you promise to love someone, you promise to accept him at face value. It's the way you show him that you care about and respect him. You don't put yourself in a superior position of judging his way of doing things. Assuming we have a general sense of love for our fellow humans, just think of how nice it could be if we could use those cultural differences as reasons to be interested in each other, instead of a way to divide us.